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Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Blyznyuk T. O.
Fomin K. V.
Classroom Work: Listening and Reading
Comprehension
Part I
Ivano-Frankivsk
2009
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Blyznyuk T. O.
Fomin K. V.
Classroom Work: Listening and Reading
Comprehension
Part I
Ivano-Frankivsk
2009
УДК 811. 111
ББК 81. 8я73
Б – 69
Classroom Work: Listening and Reading Comprehension. Part I. Навчально-
методичний посібник / Близнюк Т. О. , Фомін К. В. – Івано-Франківськ, 2009. – 132 с.
Посібник розроблено з метою збагачення змісту та підвищення якості філологічної підготовки
студентів з англійської мови. Посібник містить тексти та різноманітні тестові завдання, які доцільно
використовувати під час занять з домашнього чи індивідуального читання, для підготовки до
поточного контролю навчальних досягнень, самостійної роботи, а також з метою підготовки до ЗНО.
Посібник рекомендовано учителям, студентам, абітурієнтам, учням старшої школи та тим, хто
прагне підвищити рівень своєї іншомовної компетенції.
Друкується за ухвалою Вченої ради Педагогічного інституту Прикарпатського
національного університету імені Василя Стефаника
Протокол № 1 від 3. 09. 09.
Укладачі:
Близнюк Тетяна Олександрівна – завідувач секції англійської мови, асистент
кафедри філології і методики початкової освіти Прикарпатського національного
університету імені Василя Стефаника;
Фомін Катерина Василівна - асистент кафедри філології і методики початкової
освіти Прикарпатського національного університету імені Василя Стефаника.
Рецензенти:
Бистров Яків Володимирович – завідувач кафедри англійської філології
факультету іноземних мов Прикарпатського національного університету імені Василя
Стефаника, кандидат філологічних наук;
Котик Тетяна Миколаївна – завідувач кафедри філології і методики початкової
освіти Прикарпатського національного університету імені Василя Стефаника, доктор
педагогічних наук.
ББК 81. 8я73
Близнюк Т., Фомін К., 2009
CONTENTS (Зміст)
1.Передмова
2.Частина 1. Test your listening and reading comprehension
Text 1. Beautiful Teacher Smiles, then Walks Away
Text 2 .A Book Festival
Text 3. The Driving Lesson
Text 4. Check Your Bags at the Store Entrance
Text 5. Bank Robbery
Text 6. Valuable Guitar Found
Text 7. How to Get out of Jury Duty
Text 8. Eggs and a Bunny
Text 9. The Hours That Count in My Life
Text 10. The Prince's Valentine
Text 11. Stuck in the Desert
3. Частина 2. Test your listening and reading comprehension
Text 1. Mother Teresa
Text 2. The Parking Lot Sweeper
Text 3. Football
Text 4. Adventure on the Road
Text 5. The Giving Trees
Text 6. The Fifty-Cent Coin
Text 7. Dancing with the Devil
Text 8. Three Blonde Cops
Text 9. Good Advice
Text 10. The Power of Imagination
4. Частина 3. Test your listening and reading comprehension
Text 1. A Strange Doctor
Text 2. My Financial Career
Text 3. The English Aunt
Text 4. Lost in the Post
Text 5. The Bridge
Text 6. Witches' Loaves
ПЕРЕДМОВА
Даний посібник покликаний забезпечити студентів, які вивчають
англійську мову, матеріалом для домашнього чи індивідуального
читання. Пропонуємо тексти різних рівнів складності з різноманітними
тестовими завданнями, що мають на меті допомогти розвивати
здібності англомовного сприйняття, навики читання, збільшити
словниковий запас студентів та формувати їх іншомовну компетенцію.
Беручи до уваги той факт, що Міністерство освіти і науки України
разом з Британською Радою впроваджують проект DEEP (Development
of an English Exam Project), мета якого запровадження зовнішнього
оцінювання з іноземних мов відповідно до національного стандарту та з
урахуванням світового досвіду, вважаємо за доцільне використання саме
тестових завдань, як ефективного способу продовження цієї роботи у
вищій школі.
Запропонований навчально-методичний посібник дає можливість
розвивати навики читання та сприйняття англійської мови, а водночас і
перевіряти знання студентів з даної дисципліни відповідно до вимог
чинної програми.
Структура посібника ґрунтується на методичних засадах
сучасного навчання іноземних мов, яке передбачає оволодіння
студентами іншомовним спілкуванням шляхом формування та розвитку
між культурної комунікативної компетенції.
Тестові завдання запропонованого посібника містять такі
завдання:
- вибір однієї правильної відповіді;
- встановлення відповідності;
- визначення правильності чи неправильності твердження;
- заповнення пропусків;
- розгорнута відповідь ( підготовлене усне мовлення);
- вивчення активної лексики;
- побудова запитань (граматичний матеріал).
Такі завдання перевіряють усі мовленнєві уміння та навички
(аудіювання, говоріння, читання та письмо).
Бажаємо успіхів у вивченні англійської мови та досягненні високих
результатів! Будемо вдячні за зауваження та пропозиції, які обов’язково
будуть нами враховані у наступних виданнях .
Автори
Частина 1. Test your listening and reading comprehension
Text 1. Beautiful Teacher Smiles, then Walks Away
The annual teachers’ meeting was the only time that all the teachers
got together in one place at one time. It was a 3-hour meeting, from 7 to
10 p.m. Lecturers talked on various subjects. Each talk was followed by
a question and answer period. It was an informal, pleasant evening.
The evening always began with a delicious dinner catered by a local
restaurant. This year’s host was a Middle Eastern restaurant. Teachers
piled as much as they wanted on their paper plates and found a seat
outdoors or in the auditorium. Most teachers really seemed to appreciate
the food.
For Shane, this evening was his opportunity to check out the female
teachers. This year, a beauty walked into the auditorium about 10
minutes late. She sat in the row in front of Shane, just two seats away.
Shane couldn’t believe it. She was not only the best-looking woman in
the auditorium, but she smiled at him before she sat down. She was tall
and had long red hair. She was wearing a sexy black cocktail dress.
Shane could not focus on the meeting anymore. He looked at the
lecturers less than he looked at the redhead. He was enveloped in her
perfume. She took notes right-handed. She ran her fingers through her
hair. She crossed and uncrossed her legs. Shane was going crazy. Plus,
there was no ring on her left hand.
The meeting ended. The dean thanked everyone for attending.
Everybody applauded the presenters. The redhead stood up. Shane
stood up. She smiled at him, and then walked out. Shane walked out.
She went to the restroom. Shane waited. When she came out, he walked
up to her.
“Hi,” he smiled. “My name’s Shane. I was wondering if you have
time for a cup of coffee. I was hoping we could share some of our
teaching experiences.”
She smiled. “Why, thank you. That’s sweet of you. I appreciate
your offer, but I’ve got to get home. My husband is babysitting tonight,
and I’m sure he’s pretty tired. Maybe another time?” She smiled, and
walked away.
I. Learn the words and phrases given below .Recall the situations
from the text in which they are used. annual
a question and answer period
to cater
to pile on paper plates
to focus on smth
to take notes right-handed.
to thank smb for attending.
redhead
to share teaching experiences.”
to appreciate one’s offer.
II. Finish the sentences from the text.
1.I was wondering if ……………………………………………………
2.For Shane, this evening was………………………………………….
3.She sat in ………………………………………………………………
4.Most teachers really ………………………………………………….
5.Each talk was followed …………………………………………….
III. Are the following sentences true or false?
1.The teachers' meeting was an annual event.
2.All the teachers got together in the same place.
3.The meeting lasted from 7 to 10 a.m
4..Lecturers talked on just one subject.
5.Each talk was followed by a lecture.
6.The evening always began with a Middle Eastern dinner.
7.The dinner was catered by a local restaurant
8.A Middle Eastern restaurant was last year's host.
IV. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text
The annual teachers’ meeting was the only time all the teachers
got together in one place one time. It was a 3-hour meeting, from
to 10 p.m. Lecturers talked on various subjects. talk was
followed by a question and answer . It was an informal, pleasant
evening.
The evening began with a delicious dinner catered by a
restaurant. This year’s host was a Middle , Eastern .
Teachers piled as much as they wanted on paper plates and found a
seat outdoors or the auditorium. Most teachers really seemed to
appreciate food.
For Shane, this evening was his opportunity check out the
female teachers. This year, a walked into the auditorium about 10
minutes late. sat in the row in front of Shane, two seats away.
Shane couldn’t believe it. She not only the best-looking woman in
the auditorium, she smiled at him before she sat down. was
tall and had long red hair. She wearing a sexy black cocktail dress.
Shane could focus on the meeting anymore. He looked at
lecturers less than he looked at the redhead. was enveloped in
her perfume. She took notes -handed. She ran her fingers through
her hair. She and uncrossed her legs. Shane was going crazy.
, there was no ring on her left hand.
meeting ended. The dean thanked everyone for attending.
applauded the presenters. The redhead stood up. Shane up.
She smiled at him, and then walked . Shane walked out. She went
to the restroom. waited. When she came out, he walked up
her.
“Hi,” he smiled. “My name’s Shane. I wondering if you have
time for a cup coffee. I was hoping we could share some our
teaching experiences.”
She smiled. “Why, thank you. ’s sweet of you. I appreciate your
offer, but ’ve got to get home. My husband is babysitting ,
and I’m sure he’s pretty tired. Maybe another ?” She smiled, and
walked away.
V .Give the literal translation of this passage.
VI. Ask special questions beginning with the word in brackets 1.All the teachers got together in one place.(Where)
2.They all got together at one time.(When)
3.The evening began with a delicious dinner.(What)
4.They found a seat outdoors. (Where)
5.He checked out the female teachers.(Whom) .
VII. Answer the following questions 1.Who/m was the meeting for?
2.How often did the meeting occur?
3.What time did the meeting start?
4.Who talked on various subjects?
5.What followed each talk?
6.What did the evening always begin with?
7.Who catered the dinner?
8.Who was this year's host
VIII. Do this crossword using the clues to help you find the missing
words.
2 3
4 5 6
7
8 9
10 11 12
13 14 15
16 17 18
19
20 21 22 23
24
25 26
27 28
29
30
Across:
1. Many people don't ___ their good health
until they lose it.
2. When you first fall in love, you're ___
about your new boyfriend or girlfriend.
5. You usually have a ___ time with your
friends and an un___ time with people you
don't like.
7. Nutritionists and doctors advise you to eat
___ fruits and vegetables daily.
8. Iraq and Iran are considered ___ Eastern
countries.
10. If you feel 'out of ___,' you feel
uncomfortable.
Down:
1. On the David Letterman TV
show, the audience ___s
loudly after every one of his
opening jokes. Why?
3. Birthdays and wedding
anniversaries are popular ___
celebrations.
4. To 'push the ___' means to
explore the unknown. By the
way, the ___ is not the ___
you seal, stamp, and mail to
someone.
6. The annual high school play
12. The assistant dean took over school
operations after the ___ had a stroke.
13. If you are the ___ of a party, you hope that
your guests will have a pleasant time.
15. ___ parlor. ___ salon. ___ shop. If you go
there often enough, maybe you can enter a
___ contest.
18. In the movie 'The Godfather,' Vito made
someone an ___ he couldn't refuse.
20. A tenth-grade girl who stays out too late
with her boyfriend will get a stern ___
from her dad.
21. The movie 'My ___ with Andre' (1981)
takes place in a restaurant. Two men talk
to each other for 110 minutes.
25. Part of a large building's foundation, a ___
is a steel column that's pounded into the
ground with a ___ driver.
26. Restaurant employees are required by law
to wash their hands after using the ___.
27. '___ Here to Eternity' (1953) won eight
Academy Awards, including Best
Actor/Actress/Director/Picture.
28. Children often have to ___ their bedrooms
with their brothers or sisters.
29. Men tend to chase a ___ woman and
ignore an intelligent woman. What does
that tell you about men?
30. Once you live in a neighborhood for a
while, you develop ___ knowledge about
it.
is usually performed in the
school ___.
9. '___ the lonely know the
heartaches I've been through'
is part of a Roy Orbison song
(1960).
11. 'Some Enchanted ___' is a
very popular song from the
Broadway play 'South Pacific'
(1949).
14. 'Let's Spend the Night ___'
(1967) is a popular Rolling
Stones song. The title was
considered indecent.
16. All fruits are nutritious and
___. (It rhymes.)
17. A May-December romance
often involves a woman in
love with a ___ older man.
(Okay, maybe she's in love
with his money.)
19. It seems that the older a
woman gets, the more smelly
___ she wears. (Don't get on
that elevator with her.)
22. Shorts and a T-shirt are ___
clothing that people wear in
the summer.
23. Some men prefer blondes,
while other men prefer ___s.
Old men prefer easy chairs
(in front of the TV).
24. If you're having a wedding,
you will want to hire a ___er
to prepare and serve all the
food.
Text 2. A BOOK FESTIVAL
People joke that no one in Los Angeles reads; everyone watches TV,
rents videos, or goes to the movies. The most popular reading material
is comic books, movie magazines, and TV guides. City libraries have
only 10 percent of the traffic that car washes have. But how do you
explain this? An annual book festival in west Los Angeles is “sold out”
year after year. People wait half an hour for a parking space to become
available.
This outdoor festival, sponsored by a newspaper, occurs every April
for one weekend. This year’s attendance was estimated at 70,000 on
Saturday and 75,000 on Sunday. The festival featured 280 exhibitors.
There were about 90 talks given by authors, with an audience question-
and-answer period following each talk. Autograph seekers sought out
more than 150 authors. A food court sold all kinds of popular and
ethnic foods, from American hamburgers to Hawaiian shave ice drinks.
Except for a $7 parking fee, the festival was free. Even so, some people
avoided the food court prices by sneaking in their own sandwiches and
drinks.
People came from all over California. One couple drove down from
San Francisco. “This is our sixth year here now. We love it,” said the
husband. “It’s just fantastic to be in the great outdoors, to be among so
many books and authors, and to get some very good deals, too.”
The idea for the festival occurred years ago, but nobody knew if it
would succeed. Although book festivals were already popular in other
US cities, would Los Angeles residents embrace one? “Angelenos are
very unpredictable,” said one of the festival founders
I. Learn the words given below .Recall the situations from the text in
which they are used. annual
attendance
available
embrace
estimate
occur
seeker
sneak
food court
featured
exhibitors.
Outdoors
parking fee
II. Finish the sentences from the text and put them in the logical order 1.The idea for the festival occurred …………………………………….
2.“It’s just fantastic to sold……………………………………………..
4.The most popular reading……………………………………………
5.This outdoor festival, sponsored …………………………………….
III. Are the following sentences true or false? 1.People joke that no one in Los Angeles reads.
2.TV guides are more popular than books in LA.
3.The book festival is in west LA a yearly event.
4.People have to wait for hours to find a parking space.
5.The annual book festival is held inside a big convention center.
6.The book festival is sponsored by a national magazine.
7.The book festival occurs every spring.
8.There were about 70,000 people at this year's book festival.
IV. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text
People joke that no one in Los Angeles ; everyone watches TV,
rents videos, or goes to movies. The most popular reading material
is comic , movie magazines, and TV guides. City libraries have
10 percent of the traffic that car washes . But how do you
explain this? An annual festival in west Los Angeles is “sold out”
after year. People wait half an hour for parking space to
become available.
This outdoor festival, by a newspaper, occurs every April for
one . This year’s attendance was estimated at 70,000 on and
75,000 on Sunday. The festival featured 280 . There were about
90 talks given by authors, an audience question-and-answer period
following each talk. Autograph sought out more than 150 authors.
A food sold all kinds of popular and ethnic foods, American
hamburgers to Hawaiian shave ice drinks. Except a $7 parking fee,
the festival was free. so, some people avoided the food court prices
sneaking in their own sandwiches and drinks.
People from all over California. One couple drove down
San Francisco. “This is our sixth year here . We love it,” said
the husband. “It’s just to be in the great outdoors, to be so
many books and authors, and to get very good deals, too.”
The idea for the occurred years ago, but nobody knew if it
succeed. Although book festivals were already popular in US
cities, would Los Angeles residents embrace one? “ are very
unpredictable,” said one of the festival .
V. Give the literal translation of this passage.
VI. Answer the following questions 1.What does everyone do in Los Angeles?
2.What's the most popular reading material in Los Angeles?
3.What area of Los Angeles does the book festival occur in?
4.How often does the book festival take place?
5.How long do people wait for a parking space?
6.How long does the book festival last?
7.Who sponsors the book festival?
8.What season of the year do people go to the book festival?
9.What followed the talks given by authors?
VII. Ask special questions beginning with the words in brackets 1.About 145,000 people attended this year's festival.(How many)
2.The festival featured 280 exhibitors.(How many)
3.The autograph seekers wanted autographs.(What)
4.They sold food and drinks in the food court.(Where)
5.Parking was $7.(How much)
6.People came from all over California.(Where)
7.The couple was from San Francisco.(Where)
8. The authors gave about 90 talks.(How many)
VIII. Do this crossword using the clues to help you find the missing words.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8
9 10
11
12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21
22 23
24
Across:
1. The New York Times is a well-known
___, read by people all over the world.
3. If your vehicle is dirty, you should take
it to a ___ wash to get it cleaned.
7. Sometimes your ___ sense tells you that
someone is looking at you or that you've
been here before. (Of course, if you've
been here before, you know the
answer.)
9. The king and his ___. The queen and
her ___. Martina Navratilova was the
queen of the ___.
10. ___ wants to be happy. No one wants to
be unhappy.
11. A ___ is the name of the punctuation
mark at the end of this sentence. Start
all your sentences with a capital letter
and end them with a punctuation mark.
12. 'If at first you don't ___, try, try again.'
That's called perseverance.
17. The ___ of a book spent a lot of time
writing it.
18. '___ who need ___ are the luckiest ___
in the world' is part of a song made
famous by Barbra Streisand.
20. If you are driving on bad roads, try to
___ all the potholes. If you hit one, it
might damage your car.
22. China has many ___ groups, like the
Miao, who have their own customs and
traditions.
23. If you ___ peace, you might find it.
Well, you might find it somewhere.
24. A fortune-teller will ___ your future. ('I
___ that you are going to waste your
money by visiting me.')
Down:
2. The ___ clapped and cheered
when the orchestra finished
playing.
3. Kids, and grownups too, enjoy
reading ___ books like
'Superman' and 'Wonder
Woman.'
4. Laura told Mike that he could
___ her but not kiss her. He got
a hug, but no kiss.
5. 'A close ___' means that you
almost had some misfortune, but
you escaped unharmed.
6. A comedian must have good
___ if he is going to make his
audience laugh. His jokes had
better be good.
8. There's nothing like taking a
hike in the great ___.
13. If you are going to climb Mt.
Everest, you should hire a
Sherpa ___ who knows the way.
14. Corporations ___ TV programs.
TV commercials are paid for by
the ___s.
15. People like to go to the ___ and
enjoy a good flick, often with
popcorn, candy, and a soft drink.
16. At the movies, you might have
to watch a lot of commercials
and previews before you see the
main ___.
19. George Washington was one of
our country's ___ing fathers. A
building needs a solid ___ation.
21. A burglar will try to ___ into
your home and then ___ away
with your jewelry. He will wear
___ers so you can't hear him.
Text 3. The Driving Lesson
“I think he’s finally beginning to like you,” Gwen said to her
boyfriend Darren. “He told me that he enjoys his weekly driving lessons
with you.”
“That’s nice to hear,” Darren replied. “He’s disliked me since the
first day we met. I don’t know what I ever said or did. Maybe it’s
because I’m the wrong colour? Or because I’m old enough to be his
grandpa? But it’s nice to hear that maybe we can eventually become
friends. I’ll keep my fingers crossed. I’m surprised he hasn’t gotten
upset when I yell at him for his driving mistakes.”
“Oh, he doesn’t like that at all. I wish you wouldn’t yell at him
during his driving lessons. It makes him upset and nervous.”
“You know, I try not to. But I get so irritated sometimes. He does
things like drifting into the next lane. He sees the car in front of him but
doesn't see the red stop light above him. He forgets to check his blind
spot when he changes lanes. We’ve been practicing for at least 20 hours
now, and he’s still making the same dangerous mistakes. Someday he
might be driving you around, and one simple mistake could get both of
you killed. I yell because he needs to wake up when he's behind the
wheel. One second can be the difference between life and death.”
“Yes, I know. But he's just a kid. Besides, there are other ways to
wake someone up.
I. Learn the words and phrases given below .Recall the situations
from the text in which they are used. blind
dangerous
difference
drift
eventually
irritate
lane
mistake
nervous
spot
surprise
upset
wheel
to yell at smb
to keep one’s fingers crossed
to get irritated
to make a dangerous mistake
to make smb upset and nervous
II. Finish the sentences from the text and put them in the correct
order 1.He sees the car …………………………………………………….
2.Someday he might be driving you ……………………………………
3.I’m surprised he hasn’t gotten ……………………………………….
4.I wish you wouldn’t yell……………………………………………
5.He told me that he enjoys …………………………………………….
III. Are the following sentences true or false?
1.The boy enjoys his weekly driving lessons with Darren.
2.He’s disliked the teacher since the first day they met because he was
too noisy.
3..He does things like drifting into the next lane.
4.The boy is taking swimming lessons.
5.His sister is worried about his relations with school teachers.
IV.Fill in the blanks with the words from the text
“I think he’s finally beginning to like you,” said to her
boyfriend Darren. “He told me he enjoys his weekly driving
lessons with you.”
“ ’s nice to hear,” Darren replied. “He’s disliked me the
first day we met. I don’t know I ever said or did. Maybe it’s
because ’m the wrong colour? Or because I’m old enough be
his grandpa? But it’s nice to hear maybe we can eventually
become friends. I’ll keep fingers crossed. I’m surprised he hasn’t
gotten upset I yell at him for his driving mistakes.”
“ , he doesn’t like that at all. I wish wouldn’t yell at him
during his driving lessons. makes him upset and nervous.”
“You know, I not to. But I get so irritated sometimes. does
things like drifting into the next lane. sees the car in front of him
but 't see the red stop light above him. He to check his blind
spot when he changes . We’ve been practicing for at least 20 hours
, and he’s still making the same dangerous mistakes. he
might be driving you around, and one mistake could get both of
you killed. I because he needs to wake up when he's the
wheel. One second can be the difference life and death.”
“Yes, I know. But he's a kid. Besides, there are other ways to
someone up.”
V .Give the literal translation of this passage.
VI.Make up a short dialogue between Darren and Gwen’s son.
VII.Put all possible questions to this sentence
He forgets to check his blind spot when he changes lanes.
VIII.Do this crossword using the clues to help you find the missing
words.
1 2
3
4
5
6 7
8 9
10 11
12 13 14
15
16
Across:
2. ___ there will be a cure for cancer.
3. Lois ___ (Superman's
girlfriend)....Penny ___ (Beatles
song)....Lovers' ___.... A two-___
road.
4. ___ and grandma have been married
for 50 years.
6. There's a big ___ between renting an
apartment and owning a house.
9. The speaker was ___ at first--you
could hear it in his voice. But then he
relaxed and became comfortable.
11. ___ is so iffy--any decision could put
you in the wrong place at the wrong
time.
Down:
1. The driver was ___ drunk. The
officer asked him to say the
alphabet; he started with the letter
O.
2. His monthly bank statement
contained an unpleasant ___--a
$30 charge for a bounced check.
5. Be careful driving on icy roads--
they're ___ because they're so
slippery.
7. The new contacts ___d his eyes;
his eye doctor said a little
irritation was normal.
8. The bottle with the message in it
___ed all the way from Florida to
13. The sudden ___ of his wife left him a
lonely, depressed man.
14. This is the ___ where she was last
seen--at this park bench.
15. Parents love their kids, but ___ the
kids have to move out and start their
own lives.
16. By winning the playoff series, the
Dodgers ___ the Cubs, who were
favored.
South Africa. (The message?
"Please recycle.")
10. ___s are teachers; we all learn
from our ___s.
12. "Jeopardy" and "___ of Fortune"
are hugely popular TV game
shows.
TEXT 4. Check Your Bags at the Store Entrance
Adrian’s favorite store was the $1 Store. This store had everything,
from fresh produce to birthday cards to gasoline additives. Everything
was one dollar. Usually, he got very good deals; occasionally, he got
ripped off.
A few days ago, Adrian bought six packages of ink for his printer.
Then he found a deal on better ink at the local computer store. So
Adrian went back to the $1 Store to exchange the ink for some other
items.
He put the ink into a plastic bag and tied it up. When he entered the
store, he immediately showed the bag to a clerk and told her that he was
returning some items. She looked at him but said nothing. There were
about ten people in her line. She was obviously very busy. Not knowing
exactly what to do, Adrian put the bag into a push-cart and started
shopping.
He was midway through shopping when a female employee
suddenly stopped him. “Sir,” she said sternly, “you are not allowed to
carry a plastic bag of items around in this store. What’s in this bag?
Show me what’s in the bag!”
Adrian was taken aback. There was no need for her to yell. He
opened the bag and showed her the six packages of ink. “I’m returning
these to exchange for some other items,” Adrian said.
“You should have left the bag with the clerk when you entered this
store. Let me see your receipt!” the employee demanded.
Adrian was embarrassed. He felt like a shoplifter. He looked
around to see if anyone was paying attention. He showed her the receipt.
“Perhaps in the future you’ll learn how to follow store policy. Leave
this bag here with the clerk. You can have your receipt and bag back
when you check out.”
By the time Adrian had finished shopping and exchanged the items,
he was angry. How dare she treat him like a criminal? He went looking
for her. He wanted an apology. He found her in the produce section and
asked what her name was. She mumbled something. He asked her again,
and this time he heard “Ursula.”
“Ursula what?” he asked. She yelled at him, “Ursula!” and stormed
away.
When Adrian got home, he called the store’s corporate
headquarters. This rude employee was about to lose her job, he said to
himself. He described his unpleasant experience to a customer service
representative. She was sympathetic. “Our employees are taught to be
polite. We will not tolerate such behavior. Give me your phone number
and I will call you back.”
Two days later, Adrian received a phone call from the representative.
“I’m sorry,” she said, “but there’s no one at that store named Ursula.
Can you describe her? I’ll find out who she is. I assure you, we do not
tolerate rude behavior, nor do we tolerate lying to customers.”
By this time, Adrian had calmed down. He didn’t really want the
employee to lose her job. He told the representative to forget about it.
I. Learn the words and phrases given below .Recall the situations
from the text in which they are used. additive
obviously
employee
sternly
receipt
demand
embarrassed
mumble
corporate
headquarters
representative
sympathetic
to get ripped off
to be taken aback
to feel like a shoplifter
to treat smb like a criminal
not to tolerate rude behavior
II. Arrange the words in the correct order. 1he in asked he her produce and what her found was section name
2.phone representative. days later, a two call Adrian from the
received
3. store’s home, he when called the Adrian corporate got
headquarters.
III. Are the following sentences true or false? 1.The $1 Store was his favorite store.
2.The store sold fresh produce
3.He always got very good deals
4.He usually got ripped off.
5.He bought a six-pack of ink
6.The ink was for his printing press
7.He found a better deal
8.He went back to the $1 Store.
IV. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text
Adrian’s favorite store was the $1 Store. This had everything,
from fresh produce to birthday cards gasoline additives.
Everything was one dollar. Usually, he very good deals;
occasionally, he got ripped off.
few days ago, Adrian bought six packages of for his
printer. Then he found a deal better ink at the local computer store.
So went back to the $1 Store to exchange ink for some other
items.
He put the into a plastic bag and tied it up. he entered the
store, he immediately showed the to a clerk and told her that he
returning some items. She looked at him but nothing. There
were about ten people in her . She was obviously very busy. Not
knowing exactly to do, Adrian put the bag into a -cart and
started shopping.
He was midway through shopping a female employee suddenly
stopped him. “Sir,” she sternly, “you are not allowed to carry a
bag of items around in this store. What’s this bag? Show me
what’s in the bag!” was taken aback. There was no need for to
yell. He opened the bag and showed the six packages of ink. “I’m
returning these exchange for some other items,” Adrian said.
“You have left the bag with the clerk when entered this
store. Let me see your receipt!” employee demanded.
Adrian was embarrassed. He felt like shoplifter. He looked
around to see if anyone paying attention. He showed her the
receipt.
“Perhaps the future you’ll learn how to follow store .
Leave this bag here with the clerk. You have your receipt and bag
back when you out.”
By the time Adrian had finished shopping exchanged the items,
he was angry. How dare treat him like a criminal? He went
looking her. He wanted an apology. He found her the
produce section and asked what her name . She mumbled
something. He asked her again, and time he heard “Ursula.”
V. Give the literal translation of this passage.
VI. Ask special questions beginning with the word in brackets. 1.Usually, he got very good deals.(What)
2.He found a deal on better ink.(What)
3.He went back to the store to exchange the ink.(Why)
4.He immediately showed the bag to the clerk(When).
5.He told her that he was returning some items.(What)
6.He told the clerk that he was returning some items.(Whom)
VII. Do this crossword using the clues to help you find the missing
words. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21
22
23 24 25
26 27 28 29
30 31 32 33 34 35
36 37 38 39
40 41 42
43 44
Across:
1. Before you buy anything, make sure you
can return it or ex___ it if you're not
satisfied with it.
5. Don't dare pour any ___itive into your car
just because you saw it advertised on TV.
(Check with your mechanic first.)
8. 'I've got ___thing, but I can't find
anything,' Bob muttered to himself as he
looked everywhere for the receipt.
10. A. I want to return this item. B. Where's
your receipt? A. I think it's at home. B.
You ___ have brought it with you.
13. '___ me help you with those,' Bob said to
the old lady who was trying to carry 3
heavy bags at once.
14. A. I paid $60 for this CD player. B. $60?!
___ly, you didn't check for sales before
you bought it. I paid $30 for the same
player.
15. Many US corporations have their
corporate ___quarters in New York City.
16. He was very ___ed when he found out
that his zipper was open.
19. I was ___way home before I turned
around because I had forgotten to pick up
some bananas.
20. The ___ is the most important part of
your purchase. Without it, you cannot
return anything.
22. In a busy store with only one or two
clerks, you can't wait around forever for
help. You have to ___ it, even if that
seems rude.
23. Sometimes the checkout line stops
moving because the ___er for the cash
register runs out of paper.
24. People should recycle their plastic ___s
instead of filling up landfills with them.
27. The price of ___ produce seems to
Down:
1. The ___ demanded an apology
from the manager for allowing
employees to sell expired
containers of food.
2. If you bought this item more than
a month ___, you can't return or
exchange it.
3. A good ___ doesn't mean just a
good price; the item has to be a
quality item, too.
4. It's sad but true: the ___ mind can
be brilliant. ___s figure out how to
steal everything!
6. You always want to get your
___ar's worth. (Remember: ___ar
rhymes with collar.)
7. Did you remember to send your
brother a ___day card on his
___day?
9. ___ally, you see a TV ad that
makes you want to go out the next
day and buy that product.
11. If you ___ at the bottom of the
receipt, you will see that it says
'No refunds after 30 days.'
12. Mail-in rebates make people ___
because of all the rules they have
to follow and all the time that it
takes to get their rebate back.
17. In the grocery store, the prices for
similar products can be so
confusing that people shake their
heads and ___ to themselves.
18. Some people ___ have 'buyer's
remorse' after they buy something
really expensive. (Why did I buy
this?!)
21. The fewer ___ees you have, the
fewer benefits you have to provide
increase every year. (But so does the
price of canned and frozen produce!)
28. The official ___ motto is, 'The customer
is always right.' (The unofficial motto is,
'Let them eat cake!')
32. If you ___ to bring your receipt back to
the store, they won't let you return the
item.
34. The customer who was robbed was asked
to ___ the criminal to the police artist.
36. I can ___ you, sir, that it isn't corporate
policy to allow such rude behavior by any
of our employees.
37. ___lifters steal anything they can stuff
into into their pants or hide under their
jacket.
38. A ___-off is a bad deal; if you paid $1 for
a #2 wooden pencil, you got ___ped off.
41. Many people cannot ___ the traffic and
crowds that are a part of shopping.
43. A customer service ___ive is not paid
enough to listen to some customers'
pathetic complaints day after day.
44. As you push your ___ around the grocery
store, you fill it higher and higher.
for them.
25. As the price of ___oline rises, so
does the price of everything that is
transported by vehicles.
26. The clerk was ___ aback when the
manager yelled at her in front of
some customers.
27. If you want to ___ a good deal,
you have to comparison shop in
the newspapers and online.
29. Organic ___ costs almost twice as
much as regular ___, but most
people are satisfied with the taste
of regular fruits and vegetables.
30. Corporations hire customer ___
representatives to handle
customers' problems.
31. ___ is everywhere--radios,
computers, TVs, fans, etc. Maybe
in the future they will make ___
houses!
33. When a store has a big sale, many
people ___ up before the doors
open.
35. When I was a kid, I loved to open
birthday ___s because there was
usually a dollar or two in them.
37. The manager ___ly told the
employee not to lick his fingers
before opening the plastic bags.
(That's disgusting!)
39. Many containers and ___ages for
food and other items are made of
plastic.
40. Some people ___ their shopping
cart out the store and all the way
home.
42. Occasionally you will find that
your favorite brand of ___ for
your printer is sold out.
Text 5. Bank Robbery
It was 80 degrees in the shade. A man wearing a heavy army jacket,
a pullover wool cap, and dark sunglasses walked into the First American
Bank at the corner of Maple and Main streets in downtown Short Beach.
The man walked up to the teller and held up a hand grenade for all to
see. He said, “Give me all your money, all the money in this bank, right
now!”
Everyone in the lobby screamed and started running, even the
security guard. Nervously, the young female teller handed the man three
big bags loaded with cash. He walked out the door. A second later, one
of the money bags exploded, covering him with red dye. He yelled in
pain and surprise, and started pacing around in circles because he
couldn't see where he was going.
He couldn’t see, but he could hear. He heard the police siren get
closer. Then he heard the police tell him to get down on his stomach on
the sidewalk and put his hands behind his back. They handcuffed him
and placed him in the back of the police car.
Seeing the hand grenade on the sidewalk, the police told everyone to
get back. They sealed off the whole block and called the bomb squad.
The bomb squad came and examined the hand grenade. Then they
laughed. They told the police it was a fake. The hand grenade was
actually a harmless dummy, something a 12-year-old might play with.
The police chuckled. The bank employees returned to work. The
bank customers returned to their lines. The bank robber, hopefully,
would never return.
I. Learn the words and phrases given below .Recall the situations
from the text in which they are used. teller
lobby
to scream
dye
to yell in pain
to pace around in circle
to be handcuffed
to seal off the whole block
the bomb squad
a fake
a harmless dummy
to chuckle
II Arrange the sentences from the text in the logical order. 1.The bank employees returned to work.
2.A second later, one of the money bags exploded, covering him with
red dye.
3.Seeing the hand grenade on the sidewalk, the police told everyone to
get back.
4.“Give me all your money, all the money in this bank, right now!”
5.The hand grenade was actually a harmless dummy, something a 12-
year-old might play with.
III. Are the following sentences true or false? 1.It was a hot day.
2.The man was dressed for hot weather.
3.The First American Bank is near a body of water.
4.The man demanded money from the customers.
5.The teller screamed and started running.
6.The man received three bags of cash.
7.The explosion ruined the man's hearing.
IV. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text
It was 80 degrees in the shade. A wearing a heavy army jacket,
a pullover wool , and dark sunglasses walked into the First
American at the corner of Maple and Main streets downtown
Short Beach.
The man walked up to teller and held up a hand grenade for
to see. He said, “Give me all your , all the money in this
bank, right now!” in the lobby screamed and started running,
even security guard.
Nervously, the young female teller handed man three big bags
loaded with cash. He out the door. A second later, one of
money bags exploded, covering him with red dye. yelled in
pain and surprise, and started pacing in circles because he couldn't
see where he going.
He couldn’t see, but he could hear. heard the police siren get
closer. Then he the police tell him to get down on stomach on
the sidewalk and put his hands his back. They handcuffed him and
placed him the back of the police car.
Seeing the grenade on the sidewalk, the police told everyone
get back. They sealed off the whole block called the bomb
squad. The bomb squad came examined the hand grenade. Then
they laughed. They the police it was a fake. The hand was
actually a harmless dummy, something a 12-year-old play with.
The police chuckled. The bank employees to work. The bank
customers returned to their . The bank robber, hopefully, would
never return.
V .Give the literal translation of this passage.
VI. Ask special questions beginning with the word in brackets. 1.The man was wearing a pullover wool cap. (What kind)
2.The man walked up to the teller.(Whom)
3.The man said, “Give me all your money!”(What)
4.The man wanted all the money in the bank. (What)
5.One of the bags exploded a second later.(When)
6.One of the bags exploded.(What)
7.The police told the man to get down on his stomac.(What).
8.The police called the bomb squad. (Whom)
VII. Do this crossword using the clues to help you find the missing
words.
1 2 3 4
5 6
7
8
9
10 11
12 13
14
15
Across:
2. Vultures will ___ around in the
sky above dying or dead animals
(above dying humans too!).
6. The shy man ___ asked the
beautiful woman if she would like
to have dinner with him. (She said
yes!)
7. To cool off on a hot day, drink a
glass of cold lemonade while you
sit under the ___ of a big old oak
tree.
8. People in Cambodia and Angola
are still losing their legs (and
lives) when they step on a land
mine and cause it to ___.
14. In WWII, almost all soldiers were
armed with hand ___s to throw at
groups of enemy soldiers or at
machine gunners.
Down:
1. Some criminals are so clever that they
can escape even after the police have
secured their hands behind their backs
with locked, 'escape-proof' ___s.
3. You'll smile, ___, or laugh at a joke,
depending on how funny you think it
is.
4. If you get a ___ache from milk, it's
probably because of the lactose
(sugar). You need to buy lactose-free
milk to prevent bloating and gas.
5. You don't have to see the speeding
fire engine in your rear view mirror,
because you will easily hear its ___.
7. Police usually ___ off a crime scene
area with bright yellow ribbon to
prevent looky-loos and other
amateurs from altering evidence.
15. Almost every day on the local TV
news in Los Angeles you will see
news about a bank ___ or
restaurant ___, Usually, no one
gets shot or killed.
8. If you don't let the doctor ___ you,
how can he diagnose your problem?
9. The bank ___ is the person you (and
the bank robber) talk to during a visit
to the bank.
10. In the army, two to four ___s make up
a platoon; three to four platoons make
up a company.
11. To increase passenger safety,
researchers place a crash test ___ (or
two) into a car to see how well the
___ survives a collision.
12. Just one powerful ___ist in
Washington, DC can have more
influence over Congress than a
million ordinary US citizens. (So
much for 'democracy'!)
13. In public, some women wear jewelry
with ___ diamonds; the real diamonds
stay in the safe deposit box.
Text 6. Valuable Guitar
A classical guitarist was thrilled to hear from New York City police
that his valuable guitar had been found. It disappeared almost a year
ago when he got out of a taxicab and forgot to take the guitar with him.
Laurence Lennon, 44, said he was running late that day. He was talking
to his manager on his cell phone when he dashed out of the cab. He said
that he gave the driver $60 and told him to keep the change. He walked
through the front doors of the concert hall still talking on the phone to
his manager.
Upon discovering his loss, Lennon used his cell phone to call the
police. The policewoman asked him for the name of the cab company,
the number of the cab, and the name of the driver. He said that she had
to be kidding.
She told Lennon that he could file a missing items report at the
police station or online. Lennon asked for the online address. It was
www.nypd.gov/toprotectandtoserve/haveaniceday. She told him that
finding the guitar might take a couple of years—finding guitars was not
as important as finding murderers and marijuana smokers. Then she
told him to have a nice day.
"This year has been depressing," said Lennon. “I had to postpone the
recording of two new CDs. I’ve been using borrowed guitars. And I was
losing hope of ever recovering my guitar.”
Lennon was reunited with his $100,000 guitar yesterday. The case
and the guitar had been discovered in the corner of a coffeehouse only
two blocks from where Lennon had lost it in the first place. Lennon had
offered a $10,000 reward for its return. He said he would give the
reward to the coffeehouse owner, who had notified the police. The
police department prepared a news release about its success in tracking
down the guitar.
I. Learn the words and phrase given below .Recall the situations from
the text in which they are used. dash
postpone
guitar
kidding
murderer
notify
recover
release
reward
thrill
valuable
track
to be running late
to talk to smb on one’s cell
to dash out of the cab
to keep the change
to offer a $10,000 reward for its return.
II. Finish the sentences from the text 1.The case and the guitar had been discovered…………………………..
2.He walked through the front doors of …………………………………
3.Lennon had offered ………………………………………………….
4.And I was losing hope of ……………………………………………
III. Are the following sentences true or false? 1.Laurence was thrilled to hear the news
2.His guitar had been found.
3.The police told him the news.
4.It disappeared more than a year ago.
5.Laurence was 54.
6.He was on time that day.
7.He rushed out of the cab.
8.He gave the driver $80.
9.The driver kept the change.
IV. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text
A classical guitarist was thrilled to hear from York City police
that his valuable guitar had found. It disappeared almost a year ago
when got out of a taxicab and forgot to the guitar with him.
Laurence Lennon, 44, said was running late that day. He was
talking his manager on his cell phone when he out of the cab.
He said that he the driver $60 and told him to keep change.
He walked through the front doors of concert hall still talking on
the phone to manager.
Upon discovering his loss, Lennon used his phone to call the
police. The policewoman asked for the name of the cab company,
the of the cab, and the name of the . He said that she had to
be kidding.
told Lennon that he could file a missing report at the
police station or online. Lennon for the online address. It was
www.nypd.gov/toprotectandtoserve/haveaniceday. She him that
finding the guitar might take a of years—finding guitars was not as
important as murderers and marijuana smokers. Then she told him
have a nice day.
"This year has been ," said Lennon. “I had to postpone the
recording two new CDs. I’ve been using borrowed guitars. I
was losing hope of ever recovering my .”
Lennon was reunited with his $100,000 guitar yesterday. case
and the guitar had been discovered in corner of a coffeehouse only
two blocks from Lennon had lost it in the first place. had
offered a $10,000 reward for its return. said he would give the
reward to the owner, who had notified the police. The police
prepared a news release about its success in down the
guitar.
V .Give the literal translation of this passage.
VI. Ask special questions beginning with the word in brackets. 1.The guitarist was thrilled.(How)
2.It disappeared almost a year ago.(When)
3.He was talking to his manager.
4.He forget to take the guitar with him.(What)
5.He gave the driver $60.(Whom)
VII. Do this crossword using the clues to help you find the missing
words.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12
13
14
15
16 17 18
19 20 21 22
23
24 25
26 27
Across:
2. 'The ___ is gone' is a popular
expression used when two lovers
break up. Michael Jackson's
famous album was '___er.'
8. When you report a stolen item to
the ___, don't expect them to find
it quickly or at all.
10. People cannot appreciate your ___
unless they have lost the same
thing themselves.
12. If you suddenly fall ill, you will
have to ___ your vacation until
you recover.
13. In ___ of fire, pull the fire alarm
or dial 911.
14. Starbucks is famous for its many
___houses throughout the world.
15. Here comes the bus. You might be
able to catch it if you ___ over to
the bus stop right now.
16. Don't ___ to pick up some lowfat
milk when you go to the market.
20. You can tell if someone is a ___
by the smell on their clothes and
their breath.
21. The federal government says ___
is a gateway drug that will lead to
a lifetime of cocaine and heroin
abuse.
23. If you need a ride in Manhattan,
you can take the subway or you
can hail a ___.
24. A taxicab ___ is always looking
for passengers.
25. Acoustic ___, bass ___, steel ___,
electric ___. All of them are music
to our ears.
Down:
1. Beethoven, Brahms, and Chopin
composed ___ music.
3. When prisons get overcrowded, the
prisoners who committed minor
crimes often receive an early ___ from
prison.
4. Charles Manson is a convicted ___
who killed a pregnant actress in
southern California many years ago.
5. If you go to a live ___, you and many
other fans will hear beautiful music.
6. It is simply amazing how fast money
___s.
7. People get ___ed when they see how
fast their money disappears.
9. If you're going to move out of your
apartment, you have to ___ your
landlord 30 days ahead.
11. Frequently, people finally achieve ___
only after many failures.
17. With all its money, technology, and
resources, the US still has not been
able to ___ Osama bin Laden down.
He is laughing at the US.
18. ___ is gone forever and tomorrow
isn't here yet, so we should focus on
today.
19. If you are constantly ___ for work,
you might get suspended or fired.
21. ___s, supervisors, and bosses come in
all sizes and personalities.
22. --You can't be serious. You've got to
be ___ me. --This is no joke. I'm not
___ you.
26. At high school anniversary
celebrations, students ___ after
being apart for five years or more.
27. If you drink too much, it might
take you 24 hours to ___ from
your hangover.
Text 7. How to Get out of Jury Duty
The mailman delivers good news and bad news. Topping the “bad
news” list for many people who live in Los Angeles is a jury summons.
This document tells you that you must respond by mail or phone for
possible service on a jury. Many people feel that jury duty is a boring
chore and would prefer not doing it.
In fact, court clerks say that the most common question they hear is:
Why do I have to serve? The official response is: Jury duty is a
responsibility that all qualified citizens must share.
If you are a citizen, if you can read and understand English, if you’re
over 18 years old, and if you’re not a felon, you are eligible for jury
duty. If you ignore the summons, you might be fined up to $1,500.
A jury trial might last one day or one month. If you work for the
government, this is no problem, because the government will pay you
your regular salary while you are on jury duty. However, if you are self-
employed, you lose your regular income for that time period. Instead of
your regular income, you get $15 a DAY for sitting on a jury. This is
another reason people try to avoid jury duty.
Jack got the bad news yesterday. Even though he was retired and sat
around all day watching reruns of old movies, he told his wife Polly he
wasn’t going to be a juror. He hated jury duty and he was not going to
let the courts interfere with his retirement.
“So how do you think you are going to get out of it?” Polly asked,
both amused and irritated. “Are you going to claim that you’re dead?
Or are you going to tell them you’ve moved out of the country?”
“No, both of those involve too much paperwork. I’ve got a better
idea. It’s a medical excuse. It says here that if you have a physical
disability, you can be dismissed.”
“What’s your disability? Your 'bad back' doesn't allow you to sit in a
chair watching reruns all day?”
I. Learn the words given below .Recall the situations from the text in
which they are used. amuse
boring
chore
disability
duty
felon
fine
interfere
irritate
juror
qualify
responsibility
retire
share
summon
II. Translate the following phrases from the text. Recall the situations
in which they were used to deliver good news and bad news
a jury summons
to be eligible for jury duty
to interfere with smb’s retirement.
III. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text
The mailman delivers good news and bad news. the “bad
news” list for many people who in Los Angeles is a jury summons.
This tells you that you must respond by mail phone for
possible service on a jury. Many feel that jury duty is a boring
chore would prefer not doing it.
In fact, court say that the most common question they hear
: Why do I have to serve? The official is: Jury duty is a
responsibility that all citizens must share.
If you are a citizen, you can read and understand English, if
you’re 18 years old, and if you’re not a , you are eligible for
jury duty. If you the summons, you might be fined up to ,500.
A jury trial might last one day or month. If you work for the
government, this no problem, because the government will pay
you regular salary while you are on jury duty. , if you are
self-employed, you lose your regular for that time period. Instead
of your regular , you get $15 a DAY for sitting on jury. This
is another reason people try to jury duty.
Jack got the bad news yesterday. though he was retired and sat
around all watching reruns of old movies, he told his Polly he
wasn’t going to be a juror. hated jury duty and he was not going
let the courts interfere with his retirement.
“So do you think you are going to get of it?” Polly asked,
both amused and irritated. “ you going to claim that you’re dead?
Or you going to tell them you’ve moved out the country?”
“No, both of those involve too paperwork. I’ve got a better
idea. It’s a excuse. It says here that if you have physical
disability, you can be dismissed.”
“What’s your ? Your 'bad back' doesn't allow you to sit a
chair watching reruns all day?”
IV Finish the sentences from the text. and arrange them in the logical
order. 1.Even though he was retired and ……………………………………...
2.He hated jury duty and he……………………………………………
3.This document tells you that you must……………………………….
4.Instead of your regular income,………………………………………
5.It says here that if you have a physical ………………………………
V. Answer the following questions. 1.Who delivers good news and bad news?
2.What tops the "bad news" list?
3.How must you respond to a jury summons?
4.How do many people feel about jury duty
5.What would many people prefer?
6.Who must share the responsibility of jury duty?
7.How old must you be to be eligible for jury duty?
8.What will happen if you ignore the summons?
VI. Ask special questions beginning with the word in brackets.. 1.The mailman delivers good news.(Who)
2.People feel that jury duty is boring.(How)
3.Jury duty is a responsibility that all citizens must share.(Who)
4.The government will pay you your regular salary(What)
5.You lose your regular income.(What)
VII. Do this crossword using the clues to help you find the missing
words.
1 2 3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10 11
12 13 14 15
16 17
18 19
20 21 22
23
24 25 26
27
28 29
30 31
32
Across:
1. A gas ___ protects soldiers from
breathing poisonous gases in
wartime.
3. One ___ of a beautiful woman's
perfume can drive a man crazy.
5. To ___ someone is to bother them
enough that they want to leave or
they want you to leave.
7. The judge might ___ a lawyer for
'contempt of court.' Or the judge
might put the lawyer in jail
overnight.
Down:
2. A ___ is an order for you to appear in
court.
4. If you ___ what your lawyer tells you
to do, you might end up in jail. If you
___ your girlfriend, she might find a
new boyfriend who doesn't ___ her.
6. The judge ___d after spending 30
years on the bench. Many people went
to his ___ment party.
7. A ___ is a person who commits a
serious crime.
8. The Supreme ___ is the highest ___ in
9. A court ___ is the official who
administers court business and
operations.
10. A judge might ___ a case because
it is a waste of the court's time
and the defendant's time.
12. If you don't ___ to a subpoena,
you might end up in jail.
14. If you ___ problems that irritate
your neighbor, he might take you
to court.
17. A ___ is a member of a jury.
20. A ___ usually consists of 12
jurors, but sometimes there are
only six.
21. Because they want to get a lot of
money from a jury, people often
___ that the defendant caused
them to suffer terrible injuries.
22. If a TV show produces 100
episodes, it qualifies for
syndication. Then people can
watch ___s over and over for
years and years.
24. If your wife wants to divorce you,
you won't be able to ___ her
lawyer.
26. If you can't speak English, you're
not ___ for jury duty.
27. ___ and indigestion often go
together. Sometimes you get ___
if you don't eat enough fiber.
28. If you have a physical or mental
___, the government might give
you money to help you out.
30. Would you ___ to pay a fine or
go to jail? Most people would
___ to pay the fine.
the land.
11. In a divorce, a woman will hire a
lawyer to try to get her fair ___ of
property and money from her husband.
13. Being a jury member does not require
___ effort. It requires mental effort.
15. Jury ___ is a responsibility that US
citizens must not try to avoid.
16. If you ___ the judge, he might fine you
or put you in jail. Or he might simply
make you apologize.
18. If you tell jokes in court, the judge
probably won't be ___d.
19. Just because you graduate from law
school doesn't mean that you ___ to be
a lawyer. You must also pass the state
bar exam.
21. A ___ is work that you do around the
house, like vacuuming or washing the
dishes.
23. A jury often consists of ___ people--
just normal, everyday people.
25. Many controversial ___s in America
end up in court, such as abortion and
gun control.
29. Every defendant in court has a right to
a speedy ___.
31.A ___ lawyer might be able to
convince a jury that a guilty man is not
guilty.
32.Everyone has a ___ to obey the law and
pay their taxes..
Text 8. Eggs and a Bunny
Easter Sunday was a cloudy but festive day in Memorial Park for
about 100 kids from local orphanages. An Easter egg hunt started at
10 a.m. when a fire engine blasted its horn. Boys and girls, ranging in
age from 2 to 6, dashed throughout the park, yelling and screaming,
walking and running, and quite often, falling down. One little girl,
Amanda, found her first egg less than a minute after the horn blew.
Instead of putting it into her basket and continuing to search for more,
she sat down. Then she spent the next 10 minutes examining it,
unwrapping it, and eating it piece by piece. When she finished, she put
the wrapper into her basket, wiped her hands on her white dress, and
went to hunt for another egg.
Meanwhile Jeff, one of the older boys, filled his basket to
overflowing. He asked one of the firemen to hold it for him, and then
took off running for more candy eggs. As soon as he found some, he put
them into the basket of the child closest to him. Two little toddlers both
saw a candy egg at the same time, and they both bent over to pick it up.
They banged heads, and both of them sat down bawling. A couple of
volunteer nurses picked them up and told them that everything was
going to be all right.
By 11 a.m., the search was over. Most of the kids were studying
their candy, exchanging it with others, or eating it. But then the fire
engine horn blasted again, causing three-year-old Jenny to cry. A
fireman on a bullhorn told everyone to gather around, because a special
guest had arrived.
Once everyone was settled, the Easter Bunny climbed down out of
the fire engine. The bunny was 6’6” tall. Most of the kids cheered and
ran toward him. Even Jenny stopped crying for a moment. She stared at
the bunny and at all the kids running toward the bunny; then she started
crying even harder. The Easter Bunny hugged the kids, and they
hugged him. Then the Easter Bunny sat on a fire engine step, and one by
one the kids came up, sat on his lap, and got their pictures taken. After
that, the older kids were allowed to explore the fire engine itself.
The festivities ended about 3 p.m., when the orphans climbed into the
buses for the return trip home. Most of them said they had a fun time.
Six-year-old Sara asked, “Can we do this every Sunday?” And more
than one boy asked, “Can I drive the fire engine next time?”
I.Learn the words and phrases given below .Recall the situations from
the text in which they are used. local orphanage
egg hunt
fire engine
to blast
to search for smth
to unwrap
to wipe one’s hands on one’s dress
to fill a basket to overflowing
toddler
to bang heads
a volunteer nurse
to cheer
to hug the kids
to explore the fire engine
II. Are the following sentences true or false?
1.Easter Sunday was a cloudy day.
2.There were about 100 kids in Memorial Park.
3.The kids were with their parents.
4.The Easter egg hunt started at about 10 p.m.
5.The kids were two to six years old.
6.Jeff found many eggs.
7.The Easter egg hunt was over in one hour.
8.The Easter Bunny kissed the kids.
III. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text
Easter Sunday was a cloudy but festive day Memorial Park for
about 100 kids from local . An Easter egg hunt started at 10 a.m.
a fire engine blasted its horn. Boys and , ranging in age from
2 to 6, dashed the park, yelling and screaming, walking and
running, quite often, falling down. One little girl, Amanda,
her first egg less than a minute after horn blew. Instead of
putting it into her and continuing to search for more, she sat .
Then she spent the next 10 minutes examining , unwrapping it, and
eating it piece by piece. she finished, she put the wrapper into her
, wiped her hands on her white dress, and to hunt for another
egg.
Meanwhile Jeff, one the older boys, filled his basket to
overflowing. asked one of the firemen to hold it him, and
then took off running for more eggs. As soon as he found some, he
them into the basket of the child closest him. Two little
toddlers both saw a candy at the same time, and they both bent
to pick it up. They banged heads, and of them sat down
bawling. A couple of nurses picked them up and told them that
was going to be all right
By 11 .m., the search was over. Most of the kids studying
their candy, exchanging it with others, or it. But then the fire
engine horn blasted , causing three-year-old Jenny to cry. A
fireman on bullhorn told everyone to gather around, because a
guest had arrived.
Once everyone was settled, the Bunny climbed down out of the
fire engine. bunny was 6’6” tall. Most of the kids and ran
toward him. Even Jenny stopped crying a moment. She stared at
the bunny and all the kids running toward the bunny; then
started crying even harder. The Easter Bunny hugged kids,
and they hugged him. Then the Easter sat on a fire engine step, and
one one the kids came up, sat on his , and got their pictures
taken. After that, the kids were allowed to explore the fire engine
.
The festivities ended about 3 p.m., when the climbed into the
buses for the return trip . Most of them said they had a fun .
Six-year-old Sara asked, “Can we do this every ?” And more than
one boy asked, “Can I the fire engine next time?”
IV .Give the literal translation of this passage.
V.Answer the following questions 1.When did Amanda find her first egg?
2.What did Amanda do after she found her first egg?
3.What color dress was Amanda wearing?
4.What did Amanda do after eating her egg?
5.What kind of eggs were they?
6.What happened to two little toddlers?
7.What time was the search over?
8.How old was Jenny?
9.How tall was the Easter Bunny?
10.Where did the Easter Bunny sit?
VI. Ask special questions beginning with the word in brackets.
1.The kids were allowed to explore the fire engine.(What)
2.The orphans climbed into the buses.(Who)
3.Most of the orphans said they had a fun time.(What)
4.Sara is six years old.(How)
5.The Easter egg hunt was in Memorial Park.(Where)
6.The Easter egg hunt started at 10 a.m.(What time)
7.She put the wrapper in another basket.(Where)
VII. Do this crossword using the clues to help you find the missing
words.
1 2
3
4 5 6 7
8
9
10 11
12 13 14
15 16
17
18
Across:
1. New Year's Eve is a time of ___ all
over the world.
4. The lost little girl was ___ing
because she couldn't find her
mommy. No one could make her
stop crying.
7. Mommy ___ed out to the swimming
pool in the back yard when she
heard a yell and a splash.
9. ___ are homes for orphans.
12. A ___ practitioner, who is not quite
a doctor, makes more money than a
registered ___.
14. The doctor will ___ you in the
Down:
2. A ___ is a young child, often one
who has just learned how to walk.
3. --Bob is depressed. Is there
anything we can do to ___ him up?
--I don't know. Maybe if we find
him a new girlfriend, that will ___
him up.
5. Candy bars usually come in ___s.
You have to take off the ___ before
you can eat the candy bar.
6. A young child would probably call
a lion a 'kitty' and a rabbit a '___.'
8. Doctors Without Borders ___ their
time and skill to help sick people
examination room.
15. If someone is run over while
crossing the street, friends might
build a ___ of burning candles on
the sidewalk to honor that person.
16. The dynamite ___ed a huge hole in
the mountainside.
17. If your parents die or desert you
when you're young, you become an
___.
18. When people move to a new city,
they often ___ it to find out where
everything is.
worldwide. They do it for free.
10. They say that if you ___ at a
mountain lion, it won't attack you. It
will leave you alone. Yep, that's
what they say. Good luck.
11. If you're in a ___, or gay, mood,
you want to party.
13. When the little girl met ET for the
first time in the movie 'ET,' she
___ed because she was so
frightened.
Text 9. The Hours That Count in My Life
Time is very important in our lives. It organizes our everyday
moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I
received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me
more responsible.
It came from Denmark to the U.A.E. jewelry shop in a gray box. It
weighs 8 oz. It's round in the center with two silver bands that go
around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This object tells me the
importance of time in my life.
I received this gift on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at
9:00 AM to pick up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father's house.
However, I was late because I was hanging out with my friends. Later
on that day, around 11:00 AM, I remembered my uncle, but I was very
late for him. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to my father's
house.
I got to my father's house at 2:00 PM on the same day and looked at
my angry father's face. I felt ashamed of myself at that moment. After I
said hi to my angry father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next
to him where he handed me this watch which was a gift from him. Then
he said, "Essa did you have fun with your friends today?" I answered,
"Yes father, and I'm sorry about not picking up my Uncle Ali." He said,
"What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your
actions." I was ashamed and said, "Father I'll never do it again. I
promise." He said, "I hope today you learned something important, and
this watch will be a reminder for you." He told me to take this watch
and use it as an organizer of my life.
I learned a very important lesson from my father: to respect time
and never be late to get someone. This watch is important to me, not
because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
I .Learn the words and phrases given below .Recall the situations
from the text in which they are used. Make your own examples.
responsible
to weigh
to hang out
a gift
to pick smb up
to be ashamed of oneself
a reminder
to learn a very important lesson
II .Choose the correct variant
1 When did time become important to Essa?
When he was playing with his friends
When he lost his watch
When he received a watch from his father
When he went to Denmark
When he met his Uncle Ali
2 Which of the following is NOT true about Essa's watch?
It came from his father.
It weighed about one pound.
It was made of silver.
It will be a reminder to Essa.
It helps to organize his life.
3 Which of the following is true?
Essa was playing with his friends at 2:00 PM.
Uncle Ali took a taxi to Essa's father's house.
Essa was supposed to pick up his father at the
airport.
Essa never tried to pick up his uncle at the airport.
Essa's uncle had only been on a short trip.
4 Which happened last?
Essa was playing with his friends.
Essa went to meet his Uncle Ali at the airport.
Essa's father talked with him about being on time.
Essa got a watch.
Essa arrived at his father's house.
5 At the end of the story, which was NOT important to Essa?
Pleasing his father
Playing with his friends
The watch
The price of the watch
Being on time and treating people nicely.
III. Rearrange words in the correct order
important in is lives our time very
a father from I important learned lesson my very
at ashamed moment I myself felt of
gray the U.A.E. that to shop from in came a box.Denmark jewelry
remembered 11:00 that uncle day, around AM, I later my on
IV Fill in the gaps with the necessary words given below.
Time is very important in our lives. organizes our everyday
moments. However, time had any importance in my life until
received a watch from my father organized my life and made
more responsible.
It came Denmark to the U.A.E. jewelry in a gray box. It
weighs 8 oz. It's round in the with two silver bands that go
my wrist. And all of it is made silver. This object tells me the
importance of in my life.
I received this gift on a gray-sky day. I to go to the airport at
9:00 AM to pick my Uncle Ali and take him to my father's .
However, I was late because I was hanging out with friends. Later
on that day, around 11:00 AM, I remembered my uncle, but I very
late for him. He had left the and taken a taxi to my father's house.
I got to my house at 2:00 PM on the same day looked
my angry father's face. I felt ashamed of myself at that moment.
After I said hi to my father and tired uncle, my father me to
sit next to him where he handed me this which was a gift from
him. Then he , "Essa did you have fun with your today?" I
answered, "Yes father, and I'm sorry about not up my Uncle Ali."
He said, "What you did was very nice and you should be for
your actions." I was ashamed and said, "Father never do it again. I
promise." He said, "I hope today learned something important, and
this watch will a reminder for you." He told me to take this watch
and use as an organizer of my life.
I a very important lesson from my father: to respect time and
never be to get someone. This watch is important to me, not
because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
airport | and | angry | around | asked | at | be | center | father's |
friends | from | had | house | I | I'll | It | it | late | learned | me | my |
never | not | of | picking | said | shop | sorry | that | time | up | was |
watch | you
V.Give the literal translation of this passage.
VI. Match two columns The watch came from this country 8 ounces
The watch weighs this much Denmark
The watch is this shape It is silvet
The watch is this color Essa’s wrist
The watch goes around this. It is round
TEXT 10. The Prince's Valentine
Once upon a time there was a little Prince, and he wanted to give a
valentine to a little Princess who lived in a neighboring kingdom. She
was a very beautiful little Princess indeed, for her smile was as bright as
her golden hair, and her love for her subjects was as deep as the blue of
her eyes.
"What kind of a valentine shall I get for the Princess?" the Prince
asked.
"A heart, your Highness; nothing but a heart will do!" said the Court
Wise Man.
"A beautiful heart, your Highness; nothing but a beautiful heart will
do!" said the Court Ladies.
"A priceless heart, your Highness; nothing but a priceless heart will
do!" said the Court Chancellor.
So the Prince started out to get a heart valentine for the little Princess
that would be both beautiful and beyond price, and he did not know
where to find it.
Before long, though, he came to a jeweller's shop that was full of
pretty, costly things to wear. There were pins, and bracelets, and
necklaces made of silver and gold, and set with rubies, and sapphires,
and emeralds, and diamonds. "This is the place to find a valentine for the little Princess," thought
the Prince, and he selected a diamond heart hung on a gold chain as thin
as a thread for the little Princess to wear about her neck.
The Prince gave the jeweller his bag of gold and started out of the
shop with the diamond heart in his hand. But he stopped at the door,
looking at the heart. It was dull, and no longer shining. What was the
matter with it, he wondered. Then he remembered. It was not the right
valentine for the little
Princess because it had been bought with his bag of gold. So the
Prince gave the diamond heart back to the jeweller, and went on again.
After the Prince had gone quite a distance he came to a pastry shop.
It was full of delicious things to eat, jam tarts, and little strawberry pies,
thickly frosted cakes, and plum buns. In the window of the pastry shop
was a huge cake baked in the shape of a heart. It was rich with sugar
and spices, and the icing on the top was almost as thick as the cake
itself.
"This is the place to find the valentine for the little Princess!"
thought the Prince, and he pointed to the great heart cake in the window.
"How much must I pay for that cake?" he asked of the pastry cook.
"Oh, you could not buy that cake!" the pastry cook replied. "I made it
as a decoration for the shop for Valentine's Day. But I will give it to
you, your Highness."
So the Prince thanked the pastry cook, and started out of the shop
with the great cake in his arms.
"This must surely be the valentine for the little Princess, because I
could not buy it," he thought.
Then the Prince almost dropped the cake. It had suddenly grown too
heavy for him to carry. What was the matter with the rich, huge cake, he
wondered. Then he remembered. It was not the right valentine for the
little Princess because something rich to eat is not beautiful. So the
Prince gave the cake back to the pastry cook, and went on again.
Now he went a long, long way, and he came to a bird seller beside
the road. He had little gold birds, and bright-colored ones in green
basket cages. They were all singing as if their throats would burst, but
the Prince could hear one soft note above the others, because it was so
clear and sweet. It was the cooing of a little dove who sat in her cage
apart from the others. The Prince thought he had never seen such a
beautiful little dove, as white as snow, and with rose red feet.
"Why does she sing so much more sweetly than the others?" the
Prince asked, pointing to the little white dove.
The bird seller smiled.
"She sings because of her heart," he said. "The other birds sing in the
sunshine, but look"—he held up the dove's cage, and the Prince saw that
the little white dove had closed, blind eyes. "She sings in the dark
because of her happy heart," the bird seller said.
"May I buy her," the Prince asked, "to give as a valentine to a little
Princess?"
"Oh, I will give her to you," the bird seller said. "Very few people
want to take care of a blind bird."
But the little Princess did. She liked the white dove better than any of
her other valentines. She hung her cage in a pink rose tree in the
sunniest part of the garden, and she often invited the Prince to sit with
her under the tree and listen to the dove's sweet song.
I. Learn the words and phrases given below .Recall the situations
from the text in which they are used. the Court
а necklace
to be set with rubies, and sapphires, and emeralds, and diamonds.
delicious
а plum bun
а throat
blind
a cage
a dove
to wonder
to drop
a pastry cook
II. Whose words are these? Under what circumstances were they said? "Very few people want to take care of a blind bird."
"I made it as a decoration for the shop for Valentine's Day. But I will
give it to you, your Highness."
A beautiful heart, your Highness; nothing but a beautiful heart will
do!"
"This must surely be the valentine for the little Princess, because I
could not buy it
"Why does she sing so much more sweetly than the others?"
III. Make a plan to the text. Recall the story according to your plan.
IV. Give the literal translation of the passage. "She sings because of her heart," he said. "The other birds sing in the
sunshine, but look"—he held up the dove's cage, and the Prince saw that
the little white dove had closed, blind eyes. "She sings in the dark
because of her happy heart," the bird seller said.
"May I buy her," the Prince asked, "to give as a valentine to a little
Princess?"
"Oh, I will give her to you," the bird seller said. "Very few people
want to take care of a blind bird."
But the little Princess did. She liked the white dove better than any of
her other valentines. She hung her cage in a pink rose tree in the
sunniest part of the garden, and she often invited the Prince to sit with
her under the tree and listen to the dove's sweet song.
V. Finish the sentences and arrange them in the logical order. So the Prince started out…………………………………………………
The little Princess liked…………………………………………………
The Prince gave the jeweller……………………………………………
"She sings in the dark…………………………………………………….
She hung her cage in ……………………………………………………
VI. Rewrite the sentences in indirect speech "What kind of a valentine shall I get for the Princess?" the Prince asked.
"This is the place to find the valentine for the little Princess!" thought
the Prince.
"Why does she sing so much more sweetly than the others?" the Prince
asked, pointing to the little white dove.
TEXT 11. Stuck in the Desert
Three years ago on the last day of January, I had a big problem. I
can't forget this day forever. The story began when my uncle, my
cousin, and I went to the desert. My uncle was the oldest at 72 years old,
but he was still strong. My cousin at that time was 10 years old, and I
was 25 years old. All of us liked hunting. Usually we went hunting on
the weekend, especially in winter, because winter is the hunting season.
On the 25th of January, we decided to go hunting. All things were
ready in the car, a Range Rover with four-wheel drive. We began on
Thursday afternoon, and it took us three hours by car. We reached the
place we were looking for at 5:15 P.M. First, we fixed the tent, then we
made coffee and had a few minutes of rest. After that, we left to go on
the hunt. We hunted using a falcon. Often, we hunt birds and rabbits.
We spent two hours without finding anything. We decided to go back to
the camp. On our way back, my cousin saw a rabbit. He cried, "Rabbit!!
Rabbit! Quick!" I took the falcon's head cover and flung it off
aggressively. When the rabbit saw the falcon, it ran fast, but my falcon
was a professional hunter. He flew up and came down to trick the
rabbit. After two minutes, the rabbit was caught. We took it and went
back to the camp where we started to cook our dinner. We ate the
delicious food, drank Arabic coffee, and sat around the fire talking until
10:30 P.M. Then we went to bed.
We left camp the next day at 7 o'clock in the morning. We went
north and found two kinds of birds and caught them. However, we faced
trouble at 10:00A.M. because the car got stuck in the sand! We spent
about three hours trying to pull out the car without any progress.
Finally, we decided to walk. I talked with my uncle about how hard it is
for an old man or a young boy to walk more than 40 km. in the desert.
He agreed with me. So I took a bottle of water with me and started to
walk south alone. I knew the way well, but it was a long way in the
sand. I walked more than four hours without stopping. I felt tired and
thirsty. I drank all the water which was in the bottle. I stopped to rest,
sleeping around two hours.
When I got up, darkness had covered the area. "What should I do?"
I asked myself. I continued to walk south. I was worried about my
uncle and cousin, and they were worried about me also. Suddenly, I met
a Bedouin man who was riding his camel. He took me to his house.
When I had had enough rest, I asked him to take me to the road and he
did. After that, I found a car which took me to the city to get help. I had
one day to get back to my uncle and cousin. When I got back to them,
they were so happy because I had gotten help and they were able to see
me again.
Eventually, I learned a lesson from this story, which was that the
desert is very dangerous. Next time, when we go hunting, we must go in
groups with two or more cars. If we go together, we can keep each
other safe. We know the desert is dangerous, but we will never quit
hunting.
I. Learn the words and phrases given below .Recall the situations
from the text in which they are used .Make your own examples.
a falcon
to trick the rabbit
to pull out the car
to feet tired and thirsty
to cover the area.
to be worried about smth
eventually
to quit doing smth
to keep each other safe
II.Choose the correct variant
1 Which of the following is NOT true?
Saeed's uncle was over 70 years old.
Saeed was younger than his uncle and his cousin.
Three males went hunting.
Winter is the hunting season, so they went hunting in January.
Saeed's uncle was an old, but strong man.
2 Choose the correct answer.
The Range Rover had front-wheel drive.
The group left for the hunting trip at 2:15 P.M.
After resting, they fixed their tent.
During the first two hours, the group found animals to hunt.
The rabbit tricked the falcon.
3 W Which happened last?
On their way back to camp, Saeed's cousin saw a rabbit.
The group sat around the fire talking.
They ate delicious food and drank Arabic coffee.
The falcon flew up and down and caught the rabbit.
Saeed took off the falcon's head cover.
4 W Which is NOT a reason that Saeed had to walk forty km.?
The car got stuck in the sand.
It was hard for an old man or a very young boy to walk 40 km.
Saeed did not know the way and he became lost.
The group spent 3 hours trying to pull the car out of the sand, but could not.
There was nobody around who could help the hunters get out of the sand.
5 W Which is NOT true about the Bedouin man?
He was riding a camel.
He took Saeed to get help.
He took Saeed to his house.
He allowed Saeed to rest.
He took Saeed to the road.
6 W What lesson did Saeed learn from his experience?
Hunting is dangerous and he will not hunt again.
When hunting, Saeed will use a different type of car.
When hunting in the desert, people should go in groups with two or more cars.
Bedouins are not helpful to strangers in the desert.
7 W What is the main idea of the story?
You must train a falcon well to hunt in the desert.
Saeed loved his family and loved to go hunting with them.
Because their car got stuck in the sand, the hunters learned that the desert can be
dangerous.
III. Rearrange words in the correct order
, . falcon fast it rabbit ran saw the the when
. about car hours out pull spent the three to trying we
, . a Bedouin camel his I man met riding suddenly was who
IV Fill in the gaps with the necessary words given below.
On the 25th of January, we decided to go hunting. All things
ready in the car, a Range Rover with four-wheel drive. began
on Thursday afternoon, and took us hours by car. We reached the
place we were looking for 5:15 P.M. First, we the tent, then
we made and had a few minutes of . After , we left to go
on hunt. We hunted using a . Often, we hunt birds and
rabbits. We spent two without finding anything. We decided
go back to the camp. On our way back, my saw a rabbit. He
cried, "Rabbit!! Rabbit! Quick!" I took the falcon's cover and flung
it off . When the rabbit the falcon, it ran fast, my
falcon was a professional hunter. He up and came down to trick the
. After two , the rabbit was caught. We it and went
to the camp where we started to cook dinner. We ate the
food, Arabic coffee, and sat around the fire talking
10:30 P.M. Then we went to bed.
aggressively | at | back | but | coffee | cousin | delicious | drank | falcon | fixed | flew
| head | hours | minutes | our | rabbit | rest | saw | that | the | three | to | took | until |
We | were
V .Match two columns
This person was strong for his age.
Saeed's cousin.
This person first saw a rabbit. Three hours.
Saeed walked this long before sleeping. Four hours.
The group hunted happily for this many hours before
trouble came. Saeed's uncle.
This is how long Saeed slept after walking many kms
in the desert. One day.
The group probably slept about this many hours the
first night of camping. Tw o hours.
Saeed had this long to get back from the city to his
uncle and cousin. Eight hours.
VI.Give the literal translation of the passage
When I got up, darkness ………………………..but we will never quit
hunting.
Частина 2. Test your listening and reading comprehension
Text 1
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was a simple nun. She never wanted to be famous, but
everyone in the world knew who she was. She received many important awards.
She travelled around the world to receive them. She asked people for help and
then she gave everything to the poor.
Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910 in what is now
Macedonia. She was the youngest of three children. Agnes’ father died when she
was a child. Her mother made dresses to support the family. Agnes’ mother also
liked to do charity work, such as visiting the sick. So little Agnes often went with
her and liked to help people. She was a kind religious girl.
When she was 18, she joined a group of nuns in a little town in India. There,
she chose the name Teresa. Then she went to Calcutta to work at St. Mary’s
School. She lived and worked at the school for 20 years. Eventually she became
the principle. During those Days she was always concerned about how other
people lived.
Once travelling in 1946 on a train she saw many other people dirty, hungry
and dying, so she decided that they also needed her help. At that moment she
believed that God sent her message. She decided to go to work with the poor.
First, she went to the hospital to learn to take care of the sick. She decided to
organize a school for poor children. The school had no roof, no desks and chairs.
But several months later Mother Teresa had many students. She taught them
language and Math. She also taught them how to keep clean and stay healthy.
Soon, other nuns came to help her. But she told them that the life she lived was
not easy. They had to wear the same clothes – white cotton saris. She wanted all
the nuns to look like all the poor in India.
In 1948, Sister Teresa started her own group of nuns, they were called the
Missionaries of charity. She was their leader, so they called her “Mother” Teresa.
The nuns lived in the slums, with people who were poor, dirty and sick. It was
hard work and the days were long. But many young nuns came from around the
world to join mother Teresa. This news spread around the world and many people
sent her donations. By 1990, the Missionaries of Charity worked in 400 centres
of the world.
Mother Teresa received many awards, and among them Nobel Peace Prize.
But she always said that her greatest reward was helping people. She died in
1997 at the age of 87 and the whole planet mourned her death.
I. Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
nun - ________________________________________________________
award - ___________________________________________________________
to support - ________________________________________________________
charity - __________________________________________________________
to join - ___________________________________________________________
principle - _________________________________________________________
to concern - _______________________________________________________
healthy - __________________________________________________________
sari - _____________________________________________________________
slum - ____________________________________________________________
donation - _________________________________________________________
reward - __________________________________________________________
to mourn - _________________________________________________________
ІІ. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. Everyone in the planet knows who mother Teresa was. ___________
2. Agnes chose the name Teresa when she joined a group of nuns in
India. _________
3. She decided to go to work with the poor because she didn’t like her
work at school. _________
4. Sister Teresa was the only nun at school she opened. _________
5. Mother Teresa considered the Nobel Prize her greatest reward.
__________
III. Виберіть правильну відповідь на запитання до тексту:
1) Did Mother Teresa always want to an important and famous person?
a) Yes, she always did.
b) No, she never did.
c) Sometimes she dreamt about it.
d) Once she really wanted to become famous and important.
2) What did her mother do to support the family?
a) She was a nun too.
b) She made dresses.
c) She did not work
d) She organized a school for the poor.
3) Where did Agnes choose her name Teresa?
a) at school
b) when her father died
c) when she joined a group of nuns in India
d) in Calcutta
4) What happened in 1946?
a) her father died
b) she thought that God had sent her the message and she began to work
with the poor
c) she organized the hospital for the sick
d) she received her first award
5) What is Mother Teresa’s attitude towards important awards?
a) she always dreamt of them
b) she ignored them
c) her greatest reward was helping people
d) the did not like them
IV. Поставте речення у правильному порядку:
a) When she was 18, she joined a group of nuns in a little town in India.
b) Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910 in what is now
Macedonia.
c) In 1948, Sister Teresa started her own group of nuns, they were called the
Missionaries of charity.
d) Mother Teresa received many awards, and among them Nobel Peace Prize.
e) Once travelling in 1946 on a train she saw many other people dirty, hungry
and dying, so she decided that they also needed her help.
V. Виберіть правильне продовження речення:
1. Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910 in
_________
a) what is now Macedonia
b) what is now India
c) Calcutta
d) a little town in India
2. When she was 18 ___________
a) she gave everything to the poor
b) she believed that God sent her message
c) she went to the hospital to learn to take care of the sick
d) she joined a group of nuns
3. Then she went to Calcutta ____________
a) to work at the hospital
b) to work at St. Mary’s School
c) with people who were poor, dirty and sick
d) to get her award
4. At that moment she ______________
a) felt sorry for them
b) wanted to take them to the hospital
c) believed that God sent her message
d) prayed to God
5. The nuns lived in the __________
a) with Mother Teresa
b) but no one believed that
c) even if they did not like it
d) with people who were poor, dirty and sick
VI. Виразно прочитайте та літературно перекладіть уривок :
When she was 18 …
… She wanted all the nuns to look like all the poor in India.
VII. Висловіть свою думку (до 10 речень) з приводу:
Mother Teresa received many awards, and among them Nobel Peace Prize.
But she always said that her greatest reward was helping people.
Text 2
The Parking Lot Sweeper
Both my parents were from towns in Mexico. I was born in El Paso, Texas,
and when I was four, my family moved to East Los Angeles.
Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me
and my four brothers and sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country
with limited opportunities. They filled us with the concept of family, faith and
patriotism.
I got my first real job when I was ten. My Dad injured his back working at
a factory and retrained as a hairstylist. He gave his shop a funny name of Mr Bens
Coiffeur.
The owner of the shopping centre gave dad a discount on his rent for
cleaning his parking lot three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a. m. to
pick up trash my father used a little machine which looked like a lawn mower.
My mother and I helped Dad. It took us two to three hours to clean the lot. I used
to sleep in the car on the way home.
I did it for two years but the lessons I learned have lasted for a lifetime. I
acquired discipline and a strong work ethic, and learned at an early age the
importance of balancing life’s competing interests – in my case, school, home,
job. This reality helped me during my senior year of high school, when I worked
40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fast-food cafe while taking a full load of
college preparatory courses.
The hard work paid off. I attended the US Military Academy and went on
to receive graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. Later I joined a big
Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly. In these
jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have never forgotten those nights in the
parking lot. The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if
people are working to provide for themselves and their families, that is
something we should honour.
I. Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
To struggle - __________________________________________________
To injure - __________________________________________________
discount - _____________________________________________________
parking lot - ___________________________________________________
trash - _______________________________________________________
to look like - __________________________________________________
lawn mower - _________________________________________________
to last - ______________________________________________________
to acquire - ___________________________________________________
senior year - __________________________________________________
to flip burgers - ________________________________________________
college preparatory courses - _____________________________________
to attend - ____________________________________________________
dignity - _____________________________________________________
to provide for - ________________________________________________
ІІ. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. The narrator began to work in his father’s shop at the age of ten.
__________
2. The narrator cleaned the parking lot three times a day. __________
3. The narrator attended the preparatory courses and at the same time
worked at a fast-food joint. _________
4. The first night in the lot the narrator remembered all his life.
___________
5. He ranked homework and job higher than school. __________
III. Виберіть правильну відповідь на запитання до тексту:
1. Were my both parents from El Paso, Mexico?
a) Yes, they both were
b) No, they were not
c) Only my mother was
d) They were from Texas
2. What concept did our parents fill us with?
a) They had no important concept
b) To become rich by all means
c) To work to support the family
d) Family, faith and patriotism were important things
3. What did my father have to do to get a discount on his rent?
a) To pay more money
b) To clean his parking lot
c) To use a little machine which looked like a lawn mower
d) To move to another place
4. What did those years of work at night give me?
a) I injured my back
b) I earned a lot of money then
c) I got good lessons which lasted for a lifetime
d) We got a discount on the rent
5. Did I soon forget those nights in the parking lot?
a) I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot
b) Yes, when I started to work in a big Los Angeles law firm
c) I have forgotten those hard years at once
d) I’m trying to forget them even now
IV. Поставте речення у правильному порядку:
a) My Dad injured his back working at a factory and retrained as a
hairstylist.
b) I was born in El Paso, Texas, and when I was four, my family moved to
East Los Angeles.
c) The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work.
d) I attended the US Military Academy and went on to receive graduate
degrees in law and business from Harvard.
e) The owner of the shopping centre gave dad a discount on his rent for
cleaning his parking lot three nights a week.
V. Виберіть правильне продовження речення:
1. Even though we struggled to make ends meet ________
a) we believed in our fortunate life in America
b) my parents stressed to us how important money is here
c) my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how fortunate
we were to live in a great country with limited opportunities
d) we knew that we had limited opportunities
2. I acquired discipline and a strong work ethic ________
a) when we moved here
b) when I worked in fast-food café
c) and decided to attend the US Military Academy
d) and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life’s competing
interests
3. This reality helped me ________
a) to work with my father
b) and I became rich and famous
c) during my senior year of high school
d) in the US Military Academy
4. Later I joined a big Los Angeles law firm _______
a) and helped my family
b) and worked 40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fast-food café
c) and was elected to the California State Assembly
d) and took college preparatory courses
5. The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work_________
a) and we must not be afraid of any work
b) and I would achieve big success if I started right now
c) and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their
families, that is something we should honour
d) people have to be able do all kinds of work without hesitation
VI. Виразно прочитайте та літературно перекладіть
уривок :
I did it for two years but the lessons I learned have lasted for a lifetime. …
The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are
working to provide for themselves and their families, that is something we
should honour.
VII. Висловіть свою думку (до 10 речень) з приводу:
The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people
are working to provide for themselves and their families, that is something we
should honour.
Text 3
Football
The full official name of “soccer” (as it is called in the USA and sometimes
in Britain) is “association football”. This distinguishes it from other kinds such as
rugby football (almost always simply called “rugby”), Gaelic football, Australian
football and American football. However, most people in Britain call it simply
football. This is indicative of its dominant role. Everywhere in the country
except south Wales, it is easily the most popular spectator sport, the most-played
sport in the country’s state schools and one of the most popular participatory
sports for adults. In terms of numbers, football, not cricket, is the national sport,
just as it is everywhere in Europe.
British football has traditionally drawn its main following from the working
class. In general, the intelligentsia ignored it. But in the last two decades of the
twentieth century, it has started to attract wider interests. The appearance of
fanzines is an indication of it. Fanzines are magazines written and published by
the fans of one of the clubs. Light-hearted football programs have appeared on
TV. There has also been much academic interest. At the 1990 World Cup there
was a joke among English fans that it was impossible to find a hotel room
because they had all been taken by sociologists!
Many team sports in Britain tend to be men-only. In the USA, the whole
family goes to watch the baseball. Similarly, the whole family goes to cheer the
Irish National football team. But in Britain, only a handful of children and women
go to football matches. That is probably the reason for worse behaviour of
British fans visiting Europe than the fans of many other countries.
I. Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
soccer - ________________________________________________________
to distinguish - __________________________________________________
dominant role - __________________________________________________
spectator sport - __________________________________________________
adult - _________________________________________________________
in terms of - _____________________________________________________
to ignore - ______________________________________________________
to attract - _______________________________________________________
appearance - ____________________________________________________
indication - ______________________________________________________
to publish - ______________________________________________________
World Cup - _____________________________________________________
joke - _________________________________________________________
to cheer - _______________________________________________________
reason for - ______________________________________________________
behaviour - ______________________________________________________
ІІ. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. Most people in Britain call soccer association football. _________
2. Football is the most popular participatory sport for adults. ________
3. The appearance of fanzines is the indication of the football official
name. ________
4. The whole families go to football matches to cheer for the team.
________
5. Social aspects of football are discussed in magazines. _________
III. Виберіть правильну відповідь на запитання до тексту:
1. What is the full official name of “soccer”?
a) association football
b) soccer
c) rugby
d) cricket
2. Is it the most popular spectator sport in South Wales?
a) Yes, of course
b) Only in some towns and villages
c) everywhere
d) everywhere in the country except South Wales
3. What are fanzines?
a) football fans
b) fan clubs
c) are magazines written and published by the fans
d) association football
4. What kind of a joke was there among English fans at the 1990 World Cup
?
a) football is not for women and children
b) it was impossible to find a hotel room because they had all been taken by
sociologists
c) there was no food left in the city
d) our team will never lose
5. Do almost all women and children go to see football matches in Britain?
a) only a handful of children and women go
b) yes, they go
c) both men and women go there
d) only men go
IV. Поставте речення у правильному порядку:
a) Many team sports in Britain tend to be men-only.
b) British football has traditionally drawn its main following from the
working class.
c) Light-hearted football programs have appeared on TV.
d) However, most people in Britain call it simply football.
e) The full official name of “soccer” is “association football”.
V. Виберіть правильне продовження речення:
1. This distinguishes it from _________
a) other kinds of sport
b) our football fan club
c) women’s sports
d) foreign football matches
2. British football has traditionally drawn its main following from
__________
a) American football
b) the intelligentsia
c) the working class
d) Australian rugby
3. In general, the intelligentsia _________
a) ignored it
b) visited it mostly
c) published fans magazines
d) supported teams financially
4. Many team sports in Britain tend to be ________
a) men-only
b) for adults
c) for the whole families
d) for boys and girls
5. In the USA the whole family goes __________
a) to cheer favourite teams in Australia
b) to cheer the Irish National football team
c) to watch the baseball
d) to see rugby
VI. Виразно прочитайте та літературно перекладіть
уривок :
The full official name of “soccer” (as it is called in the USA and sometimes in
Britain) is “association football”. … Fanzines are magazines written and published
by the fans of one of the clubs.
VII. Висловіть свою думку (до 10 речень) з приводу:
Everywhere in the world football is the most popular spectator sport, the
most-played sport in schools and one of the most popular participatory sports for
both the youth and adults.
Text 4
Adventure on the Road
Sitting on the side of the highway, waiting to catch speeding drivers, a State
police officer saw a car puttering along at 22 miles per hour. He thought to himself:
“This driver is as dangerous as a speeder!” so he turned on his life and pulled the
driver over.
Approaching the car he noticed that there were five old ladies, two in the
front seats and three in the back, wide-eyed and white as ghosts.
The driver obviously confused, said to him: “Officer, I don’t understand, I
was doing exactly the speed limit! What is the problem?”
“Madame”, the officer replied, “you weren’t speeding, but you also should
know that driving slower than the speed limit can be dangerous to other drivers”.
“Slower than the speed limit? No, I was doing speed limit exactly 22 MPH”,
the old woman said a bit proudly. The police officer, trying to contain a chuckle,
explained to the lady that “22” was the Road number and not the speed limit.
A bit embarrassed the woman grinned and thanked the officer for pointing
out the error.
“But before I let you go, Ma’am, I have to ask … Is everyone in the car OK?
These women seem to be awfully shaken and haven’t said a single word this whole
time”, the officer asked.
“Oh, they will be all right in a minute, officer. We have just got off Road
142”.
I. Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
Highway - _____________________________________________________
to approach - __________________________________________________
ghost - _______________________________________________________
to confuse - ___________________________________________________
to reply - _____________________________________________________
road number- __________________________________________________
to embarrass- __________________________________________________
to grin - ______________________________________________________
error - ________________________________________________________
awful - _______________________________________________________
ІІ. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. Old ladies were driving very fast and the officer decided to stop
them.________
2. Two ladies were sitting in the front seats and two in the back,
wide-eyed and white as ghosts. ________
3. The driver was a bit proud talking to the officer _______
4. The speed limit was 22 miles per hour.______
5. The ladies were white as ghosts because the driver was driving
very fast some minutes before with the speed 142 MPH. _______
III. Виберіть правильну відповідь на запитання до тексту:
1. Why did a State police officer decide to stop the car?
a) because he waited to catch speeding drivers
b) he saw a car puttering along at 22 miles per hour
c) the driver was doing speed limit exactly 22 MPH
d) the driver was going the wrong road number
2. How many people were there in the car?
a) only a driver
b) five old ladies
c) 5 and the driver
d) a man and 3 ladies
3. Why can they be dangerous to other drivers?
a) they were driving to fast
b) they were driving too slow
c) they were white as ghosts
d) they were driving the road number 22
4. What did number 22 mean?
a) the speed limit
b) the road number
c) they went above the speed limit
d) the car number
5. Why were the ladies white as ghosts?
a) they were afraid of the police officer
b) they were tired
c) they were driving too slow
d) they were driving with the speed 142 MPH a few minutes earlier
IV. Поставте речення у правильному порядку:
a) The police officer, trying to contain a chuckle, explained to the lady that
“22” was the Road number and not the speed limit/
b) He thought to himself: “This driver is as dangerous as a speeder!”
c) These women seem to be awfully shaken and haven’t said a single word
this whole time”,
d) Oh, they will be all right in a minute, officer.
e) Approaching the car he noticed that there were five old ladies.
V. Виберіть правильне продовження речення:
1. Approaching the car he noticed that ______________
a) dangerous bikers
b) there were five old ladies wide-eyed and white as ghosts.
c) a dangerous speeder
d) speeding drivers
2. The police officer, trying to contain a chuckle ____________
a) explained to the lady that “22” was the Road number
b) explained to the lady that “22” was the speed limit
c) was awfully shaken
d) didn’t say a single word
3. A bit embarrassed the woman _________
a) drove away
b) grinned and thanked the officer
c) didn’t understand, what the problem was
d) helped the ladies
4.These women seem _________
a) to know the speed limit
b) to understand the police officer
c) to be sleeping
d) to be awfully shaken
5. They will be all right in a minute, officer. __________
a) I’ll help them
b) I’ll drive them back home
c) We have just got off Road 142.
d) I’ll drive slower
Text 5
The Giving Trees
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a medium-wage job.
Money was always tight but we had a roof over our heads, food on the table, clothes
on our backs, if not a lot, always enough. My kids told me that in those days they
didn’t know we were poor. They just thought mom was cheap, and I have always
been glad about it.
It was Christmas time and we were going to celebrate with church and
family and to drive downtown to see the Christmas lights. But the real pleasure for
my children was shopping at the mall. They talked about it every day, asking each
other and their grandparents what they wanted for Christmas. I had saved 120 dollars
for presents to be shared among all five of us.
The big day arrived … I gave each kid twenty dollars and said that we had
two hours for shopping. We were to meet at “Santa’s workshop” display.
Driving back home we all were in high Christmas spirits. My younger
daughter, Ginger, aged about eight, was unusually silent. I noticed she had only one
flat small bag with her. I could clearly see that she had bought candy bars – fifty
cent candy bars! I was so angry. I wondered what she had done with those 20
dollars, but I didn’t say a word until we came home. I called her in my bedroom
closed the door and was ready to be angry asked what she had wasted money on.
This is what she answered:
“I was looking around, thinking of what to buy and stopped to read cards on
Charity “Giving Trees”. One of the cards was for a little four-year old girl, who
wanted for Christmas a doll with clothes and a hairbrush. So I took the card from the
Tree and bought a doll and a hairbrush for her and put it into the Charity Booth.
Then I had money enough only for candies for me”, Ginger continued, “but we have
so much and she doesn’t have anything. After those her words I could hardly say a
word. I felt so rich on that day that I never did before.
I. Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
medium-wage job - ______________________________________________
tight - ________________________________________________________
cheap - _______________________________________________________
to celebrate - ___________________________________________________
downtown - ____________________________________________________
mall -_________________________________________________________
to share - ______________________________________________________
to be in high spirits -______________________________________________
candy bars - ____________________________________________________
to wonder - ___________________________________________________
to waste money - _______________________________________________
charity -_______________________________________________________
booth - _______________________________________________________
hardly - _______________________________________________________
II. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. The parents worked at a medium-wage job. __________
2. They didn’t plan to celebrate Christmas as they were very poor.
________
3. Ginger wasted all the money her mother had given her for candy
bars. ________
4. The mother decided to speak with younger daughter on their way
home. _______
5. Ginger bought a doll and a hairbrush for herself. ________
III. Виберіть правильну відповідь на запитання до тексту:
1. Was money always tight in the family?
a) yes, but they had a roof over their heads, food on the table, clothes on their
backs.
b) yes, always enough
c) no, the family was very poor and couldn’t buy anything
d) no, because parents worked hard
2. Was the family going to celebrate Christmas time?
a) No, they had no money for celebrations
b) Yes, they were going to have parties and guests
c) they were going to celebrate with church and family
d) they planned to stay at home
3. How much money did the mother save for presents?
a)one hundred and twenty dollars
b) twenty dollars
c) she saved a lot
d) she saved nothing
4. How much money did each kid get for shopping
a) one hundred and twenty dollars
b) twenty dollars
c) twenty-five dollars
d) fifty cent
5. In what way did Ginger spend the money?
a) she bought presents for herself
b) she bought presents for the family
c) bought candy bars for 20 $
d) bought a doll and a hairbrush for the girl and some candies for herself
IV. Поставте речення у правильному порядку:
a) Driving back home we all were in high Christmas spirits.
b) It was Christmas time and we were going to celebrate with church and
family.
c) I noticed she had only one flat small bag with her.
d) I felt so rich on that day that I never did before.
e) I was looking around, thinking of what to buy and stopped to read cards on
Charity “Giving Trees.
V. Виберіть правильне продовження речення:
1. My kids told me that in those days __________
a) they didn’t know we were poor
b) they felt poor
c) they helped the poor
d) they knew they should save money
2. But the real pleasure for my children was _________
a) eating sweets
b) shopping at the mall
c) helping parents
d) talking with friends
3. I wondered what she had done with those 20 dollars __________
a) and started asking questions
b) so I couldn’t wait any more
c) but I didn’t ask anything
d) I didn’t say a word until we came home
4. One of the cards was for a little four-year old girl ___________
a) who wanted for Christmas a doll with clothes and a hairbrush
b) and her young brothers
c) who was very poor
d) who liked Christmas presents
5. After those her words _________
a) I told her my big “Thank You”
b) we went to bed
c) I started crying
d)I could hardly say a word
VI. Виразно прочитайте та літературно перекладіть уривок:
Driving back home we all were in high Christmas spirits. … After those her
words I could hardly say a word.
VI. Висловіть свою думку (до 10 речень) з приводу:
I felt so rich on that day that I never did before.
Text 6
The Fifty-Cent Coin
There is a story told in Albany about a couple returning home from a trip to
New England. They were driving home in a carriage and were somewhere near
Spiegletown, when the light failed and they knew they would have to seek shelter
for the night.
The husband spied a light through the trees and turned their horse into a small
path leading up the hill. A pleasant little house stood at the crest, and an old man
and his wife met the couple at the door. They were in nightclothes and were
obviously about to turn in, but they welcomed the travelers and offered them a
room. The old woman was busy making tea and offering cakes. Then the travelers
were shown to their rooms. The husband went to pay the lady for the shelter but she
shook her head and the man refused to pay for such a small service.
The travelers woke up early in the morning and left the house leaving a
fifty-cent coin in the centre of the kitchen table. The husband hitched up the horse
and they went a few miles before they stopped at a little restaurant in Spiegletown.
The husband mentioned the nice old couple to the owner of the restaurant
and the man turned pale. “Where did you say that house was?” he asked. The
husband described the location in detail. “You must be mistaken,” said the owner
of the restaurant. “That house was destroyed by a fire that killed the Brown Family.
It happened three years ago.”
“I don’t believe it,” the husband said. “Mr. and Mrs. Brown were alive and
well last night”.
After debating for a few more minutes, the couple and the restaurant owner
drove the carriage back to the old Brown place. They turned into the path through
the hill to the crest. There they found a burnt out house that has obviously had not
sheltered anyone for a long time.
“I must have missed the way”, said the husband. And then his wife gave a
terrified scream and fainted into his arms. As he caught her, the husband looked into
the ruin and saw a burnt table with a shiny fifty-cent coin lying in the centre.
I. Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
carriage - ______________________________________________________
to fail - _______________________________________________________
to seek shelter - ________________________________________________
spy - __________________________________________________________
crest - _________________________________________________________
to offer - _______________________________________________________
to shake head - _________________________________________________
coin - _________________________________________________________
to mention - ____________________________________________________
to describe - ____________________________________________________
in detail - ______________________________________________________
to be mistaken - _________________________________________________
to be destroyed by - ______________________________________________
a burnt out house - _______________________________________________
scream - _______________________________________________________
II. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. A couple was driving home in their new car, bought in New England.
________
2. They had to seek shelter not far from Spiegletown. _________
3. The husband and his daughter stopped for the night at a pleasant little house
at the crest. _________
4. They didn’t even want to leave a fifty-cent coin for the shelter. _________
5. When they together with the restaurant owner came to see the old Browns’
house they found only ruin there. _________
III. Виберіть правильну відповідь на запитання до тексту:
1. Why did they have to seek shelter for the night?
a) Because they felt tired
b) Their car broke down
c) the light failed
d) They lost the way
2. What did they find at the crest?
a) a little town
b) a restaurant and a hotel
c) a pleasant little house
d) a big strange house
3. Were the travelers offered a shelter?
a) No, they were not
b) the travelers were welcomed and offered a room
c) they were offered a meal only
d) the house was empty
4. Did the travelers pay for such a small service?
a) No, they refused
b) They left a fifty-cent coin
c) They paid 50 $
d) They offered the money but the hostess of the house didn’t take them
5. What did the owner of the restaurant explain to the couple?
a) The people in the house were very poor
b) That the house was destroyed by a fire that killed the Brown Family
c) That the Brown Family moved to Spiegletown three years ago
d) That nobody lived in that house
IV. Поставте речення у правильному порядку:
a) The husband described the location in detail.
b) The travelers woke up early in the morning and left the house leaving a
fifty-cent coin in the centre of the kitchen table
c) There is a story told in Albany about a couple returning home from a trip to
New England.
d) After debating for a few more minutes, the couple and the restaurant owner
drove the carriage back to the old Brown place.
e) The old woman was busy making tea and offering cakes.
V. Виберіть правильне продовження речення: 1. The husband spied a light through the trees and ________
a) turned their horse into a small path leading up the hill
b) stopped the carriage
c) got off and went in that direction
d) and was frightened by it
2. The old woman was _________
a) very angry and went in
b) busy making tea and offering cakes
c) sleeping hard
d) very strange
3. The travelers woke up early in the morning and __________
a) went away without paying money
b) woke the husband and wife up
c) said “thank you and bye”
d) left the house leaving the money in the centre of the kitchen table
4. They went a few miles ___________
a) and felt tired
b) before they stopped at a little restaurant in Spiegletown
c) and decided to come back
d) and remembered that they had forgotten a fifty-cent coin in the house
VI. Виразно прочитайте та літературно перекладіть уривок:
The husband mentioned the nice old couple to the owner of the restaurant and
the man turned pale. … As he caught her, the husband looked into the ruin and saw a
burnt table with a shiny fifty-cent coin lying in the centre.
VI. Висловіть свою думку (до 10 речень) з приводу:
The husband went to pay the lady for the shelter but she shook her head and
the man refused to pay for such a small service.
Text 7
Dancing with the Devil
The girl hurried from her schoolwork as fast as she could. It was the night of
a high school dance, along about 70 years ago in the town of Kingsville, Taxes. The
girl was very excited about the dance. She bought a brand new sparkly red dress.
She knew she looked smashing in it. It was going to be the best evening in her life.
Then her mother came in the house, looking pale and determined. “You are not
going to that dance?” her mother said. “But why?” asked the daughter. “I’ve just
been talking to the preacher. He says the dance is going to be for the devil. You are
absolutely forbidden to go,” her mother said.
The girl nodded as if she accepted her mother’s words. But she was
determined to go for the dance. As soon as her mother was busy, she put on her
brand new red dress, and ran down to the K.C. Hall, where the dance was being held.
As soon as she walked into the room, all the guys turned to look at her. She was
startled by all the attention. Normally no one noticed her. Her mother sometimes
accused her of being too awkward to get a boyfriend. But she was not awkward that
night. The boys in her class were fighting with each other to dance with her.
Later she broke away from the crowd and went to the table to get some punch
to drink. She heard a sudden hush. The music stopped. When she turned she saw a
handsome man with black hair and clothes standing next to her. “Dance with me,”
he said. She managed to say a “yes”, completely stunned by this gorgeous man. He
led her out on the dance floor. The music sprang out at once. She found herself
dancing better than she had ever danced before. They were the centre of attention.
Then the man spun her around and around. She gasped for breath, trying to step out
of the spin. But he danced faster and faster. Her feet felt hot. The floor seemed to
melt under her. They were dancing so fast that a cloud of dust flew up around
them both so they were hidden from the crowd. When the dust settled, the girl was
gone. The man in black waved once to the crowd and disappeared. The devil had
come to his party and he had taken the girl to the hell.
I. Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
To be excited about - _____________________________________________
brand new - ____________________________________________________
to look smashing - _______________________________________________
to determine - __________________________________________________
preacher - ______________________________________________________
to forbid - ______________________________________________________
to be startled by - ________________________________________________
awkward - _____________________________________________________
hush - _________________________________________________________
handsome - ____________________________________________________
gorgeous - ____________________________________________________
to melt - _______________________________________________________
a cloud of dust - _________________________________________________
to disappear - ___________________________________________________
II. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. The girl was very modest and tidy so she bought a simple red
dress._______
2. The mother asked her daughter not to go to the dancing as she knew that
it was the party for the devil. ________
3. The girl looked awkward at the dance. _______
4. At the drink she saw a handsome man in white clothes. _________
5. The man and the girl danced very slowly and later both disappeared.
______
III. Виберіть правильну відповідь на запитання до тексту:
1. Why was the girl very excited that evening?
a) she had a party at home
b) it was a hard day at school
c) It was the night of a high school dance
d) Her mother was angry
2. Why did her mother look pale and determined?
a) she didn’t like her daughter’s dress
b) she was afraid to stay alone
c) the preacher said the dance was going to be for the devil
d) she didn’t like that dance
3. Why did all the guys turn to look at her?
a) she was too awkward
b) she looked smashing
c) she danced very well
d) they were just curious
4. What happened when she broke away from the crowd and went to the table
to get some punch?
a) she decided to sit for some time
b) she met her girlfriends
c) she heard a sudden hush
d) somebody brought her a drink
5. What very strange happened after the dance with the unfamiliar man?
a) the man in black waved to the crowd and they disappeared
b) the girl looked happy
c) the man went into the crowd
d) the music stopped
IV. Поставте речення у правильному порядку:
a) She bought a brand new sparkly red dress.
b) She was startled by all the attention.
c) It was the night of a high school dance.
d) They were the centre of attention.
e) When she turned she saw a handsome man with black hair and clothes
standing next to her.
V. Виберіть правильне продовження речення: 1. Then her mother came in the house __________
a) and was busy cooking supper
b) looking pale and determined
c) and told strange facts to the daughter
d) and saw her daughter in a brand new dress
2. As soon as her mother was busy __________
a) she put on her brand new red dress, and ran down to the K.C.
b) the girl took the money and ran down to the K.C.
c) someone knocked at the door
d) a handsome man opened the door
3. The boys in her class ________
a) thought her awkward
b) stood up to look at her
c) were fighting with each other to dance with her
d) were very surprised
4. When she turned ________
a) she saw her mother at the doorway
b) the waiter was bringing her punch
c) her man was dancing with another girl
d) she saw a handsome man with black hair and clothes
5. She found herself ____________
a) breathing heavily
b) dancing better than she had ever danced before
c) in the middle of the croud
d) very happy
VI. Виразно прочитайте та літературно перекладіть уривок:
The girl hurried from her schoolwork as fast as she could. … The boys in her
class were fighting with each other to dance with her.
VI. Висловіть свою думку (до 10 речень) з приводу:
The devil had come to his party and he had taken the girl to the hell.
Text 8
Three Blonde Cops
A policeman was drilling 3 blondes who were going to become detectives.
To test their skills to recognize a suspect, he shows the first blonde a picture for 5
seconds and than hides it. “This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?” the
first blonde answers: “That’s easy , we’ll catch him fast because he has only one
eye.” The policeman says: “Well, Hm … that’s because the picture shows the
profile”. Slightly flustered by the answer, he shows the picture to the second blonde
for 5 seconds and asks her, “This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?”
The second blonde giggles, flips her hair and says: “Ha! He’d be easy to catch
because he has only one ear!” the policeman angrily responses: “What’s the matter
with you two? Of course only one eye and one ear is shown because it is a picture of
his profile! Is that the best answer you can come up with?” extremely frustrated at
this point he shows the picture to the third blonde and in a very testy voice he asks
her: “This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?” He adds quickly, “think
hard before giving a stupid answer”. The blonde looks at the picture for a moment
and says: “Hmmm, the suspect is wearing contact lenses.” The policeman is
surprised and speechless, because he really does not know himself if the suspect
wears contact lenses or not. “Well, that is a good answer. Wait here for a few
minutes while I check his file and I’ll get back to you”. He leaves the room and goes
to his office, checks the suspect’s file in his computer and comes back with a
beaming smile on his face. “Wow! I can’t believe it …it’s true!!! The suspect really
wears contact lenses. Good work! How were you able to make such an important
observation?”
“That’s easy! The third blonde replied. “He can’t wear glasses because he has
only one eye and one ear”.
I. Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
To drill
detective
skill
to recognize
suspect
to hide
to be flustered
to giggle
to flip
to response
extremely
to add
quickly
stupid
contact lenses
to be surprised
to be speechless
to check
II. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. A policeman was drilling 3 blondes who were going to become police
officers. ________
2. To test their skills to recognize a suspect, he shows the blondes a print copy
for 5 seconds and than hides it. _______
3. The second blonde answered that the suspect had one eye. _______
4. The third blonde said that the suspect wore contact lenses. ________
5. It was true that the suspect wore contact lenses. _________
III. Виберіть правильну відповідь на запитання до тексту:
1. Why was a policeman drilling 3 blondes?
a) because they were going to become detectives
b) they were suspects
c) he wanted their help in one case
d) he was a chief officer
2. Which was the first blonde’s answer?
a) because he has only one eye
b) because he has only one ear
c) because he has one nose
d) the suspect is wearing contact lenses
3. Which was the third blonde’s answer?
a) because he has only one eye
b) because he has only one ear
c) because he has one nose
d) the suspect is wearing contact lenses
4. Did the officer know if the suspect really wore contact lenses?
a) Yes, he did
b) No, he didn’t
c) He was sure the suspect did
d) All knew it
5. How did the officer check the information about contact lenses?
a) in the suspect’s file in his computer
b) he asked the first blonde
c) he asked the second blonde
d) he checked the suspect’s medical card
IV. Поставте речення у правильному порядку:
a) Slightly flustered by the answer, he shows the picture to the second blonde
for 5 seconds.
b) To test their skills to recognize a suspect, he shows the first blonde a
picture for 5 seconds and than hides it.
c) The suspect really wears contact lenses.
d) The policeman is surprised and speechless.
e) How were you able to make such an important observation?
V. Виберіть правильне продовження речення: 1. To test their skills to recognize a suspect __________
a) he told them his method of work
b) he shows his picture for 5 seconds and than hides it
c) the blondes spent 5 minutes with the suspect
d) the suspect gave them his picture and hid it
2. Extremely frustrated at this point __________
a)he shows the picture to the third blonde and in a very testy voice says
b) he leaves the room speechless
c) he went to check the file
d) the blonde answered the question
3. The policeman is surprised and speechless ________
a) because the blonde looked smashing
b) because the blonde gave the stupid answer again
c) because he really does not know himself if the suspect wears contact
lenses
d) because the blonde recognized the suspect
4. He leaves the room and goes to his office, checks the suspect’s file in his
computer and
a) decides to stop the test drilling
b) sees that the blonde is wrong
c) comes back with an angry face
d) comes back with a beaming smile on his face
5. He can’t wear glasses because ___________
a) he is blind
b) he doesn’t like them
c) he has only one eye and one ear
d) he has no money
VI. Виразно прочитайте та літературно перекладіть уривок:
“What’s the matter with you two? … How were you able to make such an
important observation?”
VI. Висловіть свою думку (до 10 речень) з приводу:
The blondes always give stupid answers.
Text 9
Good Advice
Once a farmer went to a nearest town, to sell some butter and eggs there. It
didn’t take him long to sell all his goods. After he had sold all the butter and eggs,
he decided to go to the inn and have his dinner there.
On coming to the inn he sat down at a table, called a waiter and ordered his
dinner. Then he looked around and saw a group of people who were speaking about
the local lawyer.
“The lawyer is very clever and always gives good advice to his clients”, said
one of the men. After the dinner the farmer went to the lawyer and asked to give
him some advice. The lawyer asked the farmer what advice he needed.
“You can give me any advice you like”, answered the farmer.
The lawyer smiled, took a piece of paper, wrote a few words and gave it to the
farmer. The farmer took the paper without reading it and left the lawyer’s office.
Late in the evening the farmer returned home. His wife asked him to gather in
the hay. But the farmer was very tired and was about to go to bed. He didn’t know
what to do. Then he remembered that he had the lawyer’s advice in the pocket. He
took the paper out of his pocket and read the following words: “Never put off till
tomorrow what you can do today”.
Then the farmer left the house to gather in the hay. He worked for some hours
and at last the hay was gathered in.
At night there was a storm and the farmer was very glad that he had followed
the lawyer’s advice and that his hay was not ruined.
I. Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
to sell - ________________________________________________________
goods - ________________________________________________________
inn - __________________________________________________________
to order - _____________________________________________________
local - _________________________________________________________
client - ________________________________________________________
to gather - _____________________________________________________
hay - _________________________________________________________
pocket - _______________________________________________________
to ruin - ______________________________________________________
II. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. It took the farmer long to sell his goods. __________
2. When he had dinner at the restaurant he heard about a clever lawyer.
_________
3. The farmer immediately read a piece of advice. ________
4. The lawyer advised to put small matters off till the next day if he was very
tired. ________
5. The farmer was very glad that he had followed the lawyer’s advice.
_________
III. Виберіть правильну відповідь на запитання до тексту:
1. Where did the farmer go after he had sold all the butter and eggs?
a) home
b) to the inn
c) to buy some food
d) to the bank
2. Who were a group of people who speaking about?
a) the goods
b) the market
c) the local lawyer
d) the inn
3. Why didn’t he want to gather in the hay?
a) he was very tired
b) the lawyer advised him so
c) he was hungry
d) it was a stormy day
4. What did he read in the paper?
a) go to bed
b) never mind
c) never put off till tomorrow what you can do today
d) always put off till tomorrow what you can do today
5. How did the farmer feel when the hay was gathered in?
a) tired
b) angry
c) glad
d) happy
IV. Поставте речення у правильному порядку:
a) Then he remembered that he had the lawyer’s advice in the pocket.
b) On coming to the inn he sat down at a table, called a waiter and ordered his
dinner.
c) At night there was a storm.
d) The lawyer asked the farmer what advice he needed.
e) Then the farmer left the house to gather in the hay.
V. Виберіть правильне продовження речення: 1. Once a farmer went to a nearest town ________
a) to see the local lawyer
b) to buy some butter and eggs
c) to have dinner at the inn
d) to sell some butter and eggs there
2. Then he looked around and saw a group of people ____________
a) who were drinking beer
b) who were having dinner
c) who were speaking about the local lawyer
d) looking at him
3. The lawyer smiled _______________
a) and told him something
b) and gave him a book to read
c) took a piece of paper, wrote a few words and gave it to the farmer
d) asked him to come later
4. The farmer took the paper ____________
a) without reading it and left the lawyer’s office
b) and read it at once
c) and put it into the pocket
d) and thanked the lawyer
5. He worked for some hours ___________
a) and decided to stop for a while
b) and at last the hay was gathered in
c) and the storm began
d) and remembered the lawyer’s advice
Text 10
The Power of Imagination
Mr. Brown got to the hotel late at night after a long journey. He asked a hall
porter whether there were any vacant rooms in the hotel. At that moment another
traveller came to the hotel and asked the porter for a room too. The only vacant
room was a double room, that is a room with two beds in it.
“Would you mind spending the night in the same room together?” the hall
porter asked. “It will be less expensive for you, each of you will pay half.”
At first the travellers didn’t like the idea, but just then it began raining hard,
and they were too tired to go to another hotel, so they changed their minds. They
spoke to each other and then told the porter that they agreed to spend the night at the
same room. Their things were carried in, and soon the two men went to sleep to the
accompaniment of the rain. Suddenly Mr. Brown was woken up by a loud noise. It
was quite dark.
“What’s the matter?” Mr. Brown asked in surprise. “Is anything the matter?”
In a weak voice the second traveller answered: “I’m sorry but I had to wake
you up. I’ve got asthma and I feel very bad. In addition I’ve got a terrible
headache, if you don’t want me to die, open the window, quickly.”
Mr. Brown jumped out of bed and began looking for his matches but he
couldn’t find them in the dark, and the sick man went on moaning, “Air, air…I want
fresh air. I’m dying”. Mr. Brown still couldn’t find the matches, so he tried to find
the window. It took him some time and at last he thought he had found it. But he was
unable to open it. As the voice of the man grew weaker and weaker, Mr. Brown in
horror took a chair and broke the window with it. The sick man immediately
stopped moaning and said that he was very grateful and felt much better. Then the
two of them slept peacefully until the morning.
When they woke up next morning they were surprised to see that the only
window in the room was still closed but the large looking-glass was broken to
pieces.
I. Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
journey - ______________________________________________________
porter - ________________________________________________________
double room - __________________________________________________
to mind - ______________________________________________________
expensive - ____________________________________________________
to change one’s mind - ___________________________________________
the same - _____________________________________________________
accompaniment - ________________________________________________
noise - ________________________________________________________
weak - ________________________________________________________
asthma - _______________________________________________________
in addition - ____________________________________________________
headache - _____________________________________________________
match - _______________________________________________________
sick - _________________________________________________________
horror - _______________________________________________________
grateful - ______________________________________________________
peacefully - ____________________________________________________
looking-glass - __________________________________________________
to break to pieces - ______________________________________________
II. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. Both travellers agreed to stay at the same room at once. ________
2. Mr. Brown was woken up by hard rain. _______
3. Mr. Brown couldn’t find his matches so he broke the window with a
lamp. ________
4. The sick man was very grateful to Mr. Brown for help. ________
5. When they woke up next morning they saw that the only window was
broken to pieces. ________
II. Виберіть правильну відповідь на запитання до тексту:
1. Were there any vacant rooms in the hotel?
a) yes, there were some
b) no, there were not any
c) only a double room was vacant
d) a family room was
2. Why did the travelers change their minds?
a) the room was very good
b) they liked the idea
c) because it began raining hard, and they were too tired to go to another hotel
d) there were not any hotels there
3. What was Mr. Brown woken up by?
a) a loud noise
b) the other traveler
c) the rain
d) a knock at the door
4. What did the traveler ask his companion to do?
a) to give him matches
b) to open the window
c) to buy him some pills for his headache
d) to get him some pills for asthma
5. What were they surprised to see in the morning?
a) the rain had stopped
b) the looking-glass was broken to pieces
c) the only window was broken to pieces
d) the door was open
IV. Поставте речення у правильному порядку:
a) Mr. Brown still couldn’t find the matches, so he tried to find the window.
b) He asked a hall porter whether there were any vacant rooms in the hotel.
c) Then the two of them slept peacefully until the morning.
d) It was quite dark.
e) It took him some time and at last he thought he had found it.
V. Виберіть правильне продовження речення:
1. He asked a hall porter __________
a) to take his things in
b) whether there were any vacant rooms in the hotel
c) to find him a better room
d) what time is breakfast
2. Their things were carried in ______________
a) they went to the restaurant to have a meal
b) they got acquainted
c) they went to the bathroom
d) and soon the two men went to sleep to the accompaniment of the rain
3. Mr. Brown jumped out of bed and ___________
a) began looking for his matches
b) came up to the man
c) switched on the light
d) called the doctor
4. . As the voice of the man grew weaker and weaker, Mr. Brown
___________
a) opened the window
b) took a chair and broke the window
c) took a lamp and broke the window
d) took a chair and broke the looking-glass
5. The sick man immediately stopped moaning
a) and fell asleep
b) asked for some water
c) and said that he was very grateful
d) became silent
VI. Виразно прочитайте та літературно перекладіть уривок:
“What’s the matter?” … Mr. Brown in horror took a chair and broke the
window with it.
VI. Висловіть свою думку (до 10 речень) з приводу:
Sometimes the power of imagination is unbelievable.
Text 1
A Strange Doctor
A man and his wife were travelling along a strange country road in New
England. They were late so the husband was driving fast. In spite of this he noticed a
large house with a sign announcing that the doctor lived there.
Half a mile further on he met with an accident. His car was broken. The
driver was not hurt but his wife was seriously injured. The husband remembered
the doctor’s sign not far away. Taking his unconscious wife in his arms he walked
back to that house and rang the bell. The door was opened by an old man who said
he was a doctor. The woman was carried into a dusty consulting room and placed on
the operating table. The doctor examined her and said, ”Your wife must be operated
on immediately”. The husband had no choice. He was told to wait outside.
Suddenly the husband felt steps and was shocked at the sight of three men.
They had guns and they were coming towards the door. “For God’s sake, wait!” the
husband begged, “my wife is being operated on now! She will die if you interrupt
the operation.” Whispering, one of the men asked, “What do you take us for?”
“Thieves.” No, the man answered. “We are doctors from the neighbouring mental
house. The man operating on your wife is mad. He escaped only two hours ago.”
The husband didn’t let the three men interrupt the operation. He believed that
there was a chance that the mad doctor could operate from the force of habit. The
three men agreed to wait until the operation was over. After that the doctor was
taken away.
The wife was taken to one of the hospitals of New York where she was
placed under the care of a famous physician. While examining her the doctor said,
“Your wife will get well soon, but I cannot understand it! Only the man I know ever
performed such an operation successfully. That does not explain anything, because
that particular man went mad years ago and was placed into a mental house
somewhere in New England.”
I. Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
sign - _________________________________________________________
accident - ______________________________________________________
to hurt - _______________________________________________________
to be seriously injured - ___________________________________________
unconscious - ___________________________________________________
for God’s sake - _________________________________________________
to beg - ________________________________________________________
to interrupt - ___________________________________________________
thief - _________________________________________________________
mental house - __________________________________________________
mad - _________________________________________________________
to escape - _____________________________________________________
physician - _____________________________________________________
II. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. The husband was a bad driver and crashed the car. ________
2. The husband took his wife immediately to the central hospital in New
York. ________
3. His wife was operated on by a mad doctor who had escaped from the
mental house. _______
4. The woman was operated on successfully. _________
5. The mad doctor used to be very famous and performed serious
operations. _________
III. Виберіть правильний варіант:
1) Half a mile further on he met with _________
a) an accident
b) an incident
c) a mad doctor
d) a hospital
2) Taking his ________ wife in his arms he walked back to that house and
rang the bell.
a) ill
b) unconscious
c) seriously injured
d) mad
3) The woman was carried into _____________ and placed on the operating
table.
a) a modern consulting room
b) a dusty consulting room
c) a fashionable doctor’s office
d) a surgery
4) We are doctors from the neighbouring ___________ .
a) mental house
b) hospital
c) nursing home
d) rest-house
5) That does not explain anything, because that particular man went _______
years ago and was placed into a mental house somewhere in New England.
a) to Canada
b) abroad
c) mad
d) home
IV. Виберіть зайве слово:
1)
a) accident b) occasion c) event d) trip
2)
a) dusty b) dirty c) lazy d) muddy
3)
a) puzzled b) annoyed c) shocked d) disappeared
4)
a) arrows b) guns c) pistols d) ball
5)
a) escaped b) begged c) interrupted d) whispering
6)
a) physician b) doctor c) operation d) thieves
7)
a) seriously b) successfully c) particular d) immediately
V. Поставте усі можливі запитання до речення (мінімум 5):
That does not explain anything.
1._____________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________________
4._____________________________________________________________
5._____________________________________________________________
6._____________________________________________________________
7._____________________________________________________________
8._____________________________________________________________
____
Text 2
My Financial Career
My salary had been raised to 50 dollars a month and I felt that the bank was
the only place to save it. So I walked to the bank and asked the clerks whether I
could spear to the manager.
“Certainly,” said the clerk and called him. The manager was a calm, serious
man. While talking to him I held my 56 dollars in my pocket. “Can I see you
alone?” asked I.
“Come in here,” he said and led the way to a private room. “Sit down, please.”
“Well,” I began. “I’ve come to open an account. I intend to keep all my
money in this bank”.
The manager looked serious, he felt sure now that I was a very rich man. “A
large account I suppose”, he said.
“Rather a large one”, I whispered. “I want to place in this bank the sum of 56
dollars now and 50 dollars a month regularly.”
The manager got up and called the clerk. “Mr. Montgomery,” he said, “this
gentleman is opening an account. He will place 56 dollars in it.”
I went up to the clerk and pushed the money to him. When the operation was
over, I suddenly remembered that I didn’t leave any money for the present use. My
idea was to take 6 dollars back. Someone gave me a cheque book and told me how
to write it out. I wrote something on it and gave it to the clerk.
“What? Do you understand clearly what you want?” he asked. Then I realized
that I had written 56 dollars instead of 6. I was too upset and couldn’t explain the
thing. One of the clerks prepared to pay me the money.
“How do you want to have it?” he asked.
“Oh,” I answered without thinking. – “In 50 dollar notes”. He gave me a fifty
dollar note.
“And six?” he asked coldly. “In six dollar notes,” I replied. He gave me six
dollars and I ran out. As the big door closed behind me, I had a sound of laughter.
Since then I use a bank no more. I keep my money in my pocket and my savings in
a sock.
I. Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
Salary - ______________________________________________________
to save - _____________________________________________________
clerk - ______________________________________________________
to open an account - ____________________________________________
to place in a bank - ____________________________________________
to push - _____________________________________________________
present use - __________________________________________________
cheque book - _________________________________________________
note - ________________________________________________________
ІІ. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. The man felt that the bank was the only place to save his salary. ________
2. It was the manager who was the first to speak with this client. ________
3. The man wanted to place in this bank the sum of 56 dollars now and 50
dollars a month regularly. _______
4. Then he decided to take all the money because he forgot that he had no
money left at home. _________
5. Since then he always kept his money in the bank. ________
III. Виберіть правильний варіант:
1) My salary had been raised to 50 dollars a ________ and I felt that the bank
was the only place to save it.
a) week
b) year
c) semester
d) month
2) While talking to him I held my 56 dollars in my __________ .
a) hand bag
b) purse
c) pocket
d) hand
3) The manager looked ___________, he felt sure now that I was a very rich
man.
a) serious
b) determined
c) interested
d) stupid
4) When the operation was over, I suddenly remembered that I didn’t leave
any money for the _________.
a) present use
b) present
c) food
d) myself
5. I was too ________ and couldn’t explain the thing.
a) frightened
b) confused
c) upset
d) disappointed
IV. Виберіть зайве слово:
1)
a) salary b) wages c) bread d) money
2)
a) manager b) clerk c) bank officer d) bank
3)
a) serious b) man c) rich upset
4)
a) leave b) pushed c) walked d) called
5)
a) coldly b) clearly c) calm d) regularly
6)
a) spear b) understand c) keep d) write
7)
a) him b) me c) one d) he
8)
a) rich man b) calm manager c) large account d) serious clerk
V. Поставте усі можливі запитання до речення (мінімум 5):
I want to place in this bank the sum of 56 dollars now.
1._____________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________________
4._____________________________________________________________
5._____________________________________________________________
6._____________________________________________________________
7._____________________________________________________________
8._____________________________________________________________
Text 3
The English Aunt
Nobody thought of inviting aunt Charlotte to come from Ireland. That's
why everybody was shocked when Jane, the steward, brought in the letter and
informed them about the English aunt's coming. The children were delighted
to meet another aunt. They thought aunt Mary was their only one. The
company was sure that Charlotte would bring them a lot of presents.
But Julie, the maid, wasn't happy because of this event. "If Charlotte is
their mother's sister," she wondered, "why didn't she come when their mother
was so seriously ill?" The maid was preparing the room for the strange quest
with an angry face. The steward of the house has never seen her act like that.
The next morning Mick went to the station to meet their aunt. Others
were staying at the gates, willing to give her the warmest welcome. But when
the car arrived and aunt Charlotte came out of it, she didn't even look at the
welcoming company. "She looks like an old devil," Mick thought. After all
that everybody returned home and children went to bed with heavy hearts.
Next morning after aunt Charlotte had had breakfast, she started asking
children different questions about friends, church and what not. "I was eager
to buy you some toys in London, but I thought it would be just like bringing
coal to Newcastle," she said to the children laughing.
Then children thought their aunt should see Sammy. Sammy was a long-
haired dwarf with a head which was too big for his small body. Sammy looked
after his sister's pig and fed it from his hands. He loved the children and his pig
very much, but the only thing which could make him furious and upset was
the destiny of his pig.
"You know, Sammy, our aunt Charlotte has already come to our place
because of your pig," they started joking, "and she is willing to take it from
you." In a moment the 'old devil' came in sight. Aunt Charlotte was enjoying
her walk, when Sammy appeared in front of her waving his bucket and calling
her an English butcher. In the evening children went to the sea. They bathed a
lot there, but when the company returned home, Jane told them that their aunt
Charlotte went away and called them savages. The whole evening Jane was
wondering what had made the old lady leave the house so soon.
I.Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
Invite - ______________________________________________________
Steward - ____________________________________________________
Delighted - ___________________________________________________
Maid - _______________________________________________________
To wonder - ___________________________________________________
Quest - _______________________________________________________
Gates - _______________________________________________________
To arrive - ____________________________________________________
Devil - _______________________________________________________
and what not - _________________________________________________
coal - _______________________________________________________
dwarf - _______________________________________________________
to feed - ______________________________________________________
furious - _____________________________________________________
upset - _______________________________________________________
destiny - ______________________________________________________
to be willing - _________________________________________________
sight - _______________________________________________________
savages - _____________________________________________________
II. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. Aunt Charlotte was invited to come from Ireland. __________
2. Everyone in the family was very happy to hear about aunt’s arrival.
_______
3. The aunt brought a lot of presents for children. __________
4. Sammy was a long-haired dwarf with a head which was too big for his
small body and he hated pigs. ________
5. Jane told the children that their aunt Charlotte went away because she
didn’t like their behaviour. __________
III. Виберіть правильний варіант:
1) That's why everybody was _______ when Jane, the steward, brought in the
letter and informed them about the English aunt's coming.
a) shocked
b) happy
c) curious
d) glad
2) The company was sure that Charlotte would bring them a lot of
_________.
a) problems
b) troubles
c) toys
d) presents
3) The maid was preparing the room for the strange quest with __________
face.
a) an angry
b) angry
c) a shocked
d) delighted
4) After all that everybody returned home and children went to bed with
______________ .
a) a lot of presents
b) heavy hearts
c) broken hearts
d) angry faces
5) Aunt Charlotte was enjoying her walk, when Sammy appeared in front of
her waving his bucket and calling her _______________________.
a) an English butcher
b) an English aunt
c) Aunt Charlotte
d) dear aunt
IV. Виберіть зайве слово:
1)
a) aunt b) butcher c) letter d) maid
2)
a) Charlotte b) Sammy c) Newcastle d) Mick
3)
a) warmest b) strange c) old d) heavy
4)
a) Jane b) Charlotte c) Sammy d) Mick
5)
a) never b) nobody c) didn't d) everybody
6)
a) questions b) pig c) thing d) company
7)
a) preparing b) asking c) inviting d) bring
8)
a) look b) made c) went d) came
V. Поставте усі можливі запитання до речення (мінімум 5):
The next morning Mick went to the station to meet their aunt.
1._____________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________________
4._____________________________________________________________
5._____________________________________________________________
6._____________________________________________________________
7._____________________________________________________________
8._____________________________________________________________
Text 4
Lost in the Post
Jack Ainsley, a post-office sorter, turned the envelope over and over in his
hands. The letter was addressed to his wife and had an Australian stamp.
Jack knew that the sender was Dicky Soames, his wife’s cousin. It was the
second letter Mrs. Ainsley had received since Dicky's departure. The first letter had
come six months before Jack burnt that one without reading it. No man ever had less
reason for jealousy than Ainsley. His wife Adela was to be trusted: she was a
splendid house-keeper and a very good mother to their two children. However, he
knew that Dicky Soames had gone away to join his and Adela's uncle years back, it
hadn't changed his opinion about their relationship.
He was afraid that some day Dicky would return and take Adela from him.
Ainsley did not put the second letter in his pocket as somebody might have seen him
do it. At night he came to the post office to get it and got in through the window.
Unfortunately when he was getting out he was seen by the post-master. Ainsley did
not want to tell the truth - it was too humiliating - and so lost his job. Soon Ainsley
discovered that he could not get any other permanent job as people did not trust
him now. Life became hard.
One afternoon Ainsley came home and was surprised to see Dicky Soames
who hadn't changed a bit. Soames said he was delighted to see Ainsley. "I missed
both of you so much," he added with a friendly smile.
"Uncle Tom died," Adela explained, "and Dicky has inherited his money."
Then Adela turned to Dicky. "Tell him the rest," she said quietly. "Well, you see,"
said Dicky, "Uncle Tom left something over sixty thousand pounds and he wished
Adela to have half. But he was angry because Adela never answered the two letters I
wrote to her from him. So he changed his will and left the thirty thousand pounds,
which were Adela's, share to hospitals. Why didn't you answer them, Adela?" Adela
looked at her husband. Then she came up to him and took his hand. "The letters must
have been lost," she said. At that moment Ainsley realised that Adela knew
everything.
I.Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
post-office sorter - ______________________________________________
envelope - ____________________________________________________
stamp - ________________________________________________________
departure - ____________________________________________________
reason for - ____________________________________________________
jealousy - _____________________________________________________
splendid - _____________________________________________________
relationship - ___________________________________________________
humiliating - ___________________________________________________
permanent job - _________________________________________________
to inherit - _____________________________________________________
II. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. Dicky Soames from Australia sent a letter to Ainsley’s wife. __________
2. This was the second letter that Ainsley didn’t want his wife to read it.
________
3. Ainsley lost his job because he was a bad worker. __________
4. Ainsley was not surprised to meet Dicky at the door. ________
5. Dicky brought some money from Adela’s uncle. ________
III. Виберіть правильний варіант:
1) Jack knew that the sender was Dicky Soames, his _______________ .
a) wife’s cousin
b) cousin
c) uncle
b) friend
2) The first letter had come ____________before Jack burnt that one without
reading it.
a) six weeks
b) six months
c) six years
d) sixteen months
3) Unfortunately when he was getting out he was seen by the ____________ .
a) police officer
b) his wife
c) post-master
d) Dicky Soames
4) One afternoon Ainsley came home and was surprised to see
____________who hadn't changed a bit.
a) Dicky Soames
b) Adela
c) Jack Ainsley
d) Mrs. Ainsley
5) Uncle Tom left something over sixty thousand pounds and he wished
Adela to have __________ .
a) all
b) half
c) sixty thousand pounds
d) six thousand dollars
IV. Виберіть зайве слово:
1)
a) post-office sorter b) envelope c) letter d) wife
2)
a) sender b) wife c) husband d) cousin
3)
a) house-keeper b) uncle c) post-master d) post-office sorter
4)
a) night b) afternoon c) morning d) soon
5)
a) might b) could c) must d) lost
6)
a) Adela b) Jack c) Dicky d) Tom
7)
a) was b) been c) is d) said
8)
a) answered b) knew c) became d) saw
V. Поставте усі можливі запитання до речення (мінімум 5):
Adela never answered the two letters I wrote to her from him.
1._____________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________________
4._____________________________________________________________
5._____________________________________________________________
7._____________________________________________________________
8._____________________________________________________________
Text 5
The Bridge
Peter's parents died when he was a child of 5. He was brought up by his
grandmother who took great care of the child and did her best to make him happy.
When Peter left school it was decided that he should start working as by that
time his grandmother had become an old woman and it was difficult for her to work.
Peter's grandmother thought that he should master some trade and the same time
study at an evening faculty. That was why she suggested that he should go to
Scotland where they had some acquaintances who could help Peter to begin a new
life. Though Peter agreed to her suggestion, he did it without any enthusiasm as he
was shy by nature and he couldn't imagine his life without his grandmother.
A few days before his departure, Peter made up his mind to see all the places
where he had spent his childhood. So he took his bicycle and soon found himself far
from his native village. Suddenly he saw another cyclist in the distance. He decided
to overtake the cyclist and rode faster. Soon he could see that the cyclist was a
young girl. As soon as the girl noticed Peter she increased her speed as she didn't
want Peter to catch up with her Suddenly Peter remembered that a few yards
ahead of them there was no road as the bridge across the river was under repairs.
Peter realized that the girl would run a terrible risk in case she tried to cross the
bridge. He cried out to her to stop, but it was too late. The girl had reached the
bridge and at once Peter saw her lose her balance and fall into the water. When
Peter rode up he saw the girl holding on to a pipe standing in the water. Without a
moment's hesitation he jumped into water as he wanted to help the girl. The current
under the bridge was very strong and Peter had to swim against it. At last he swam
up to the pipe and saw the girl's eyes looking at him with hope. "Can you swim?"
asked Peter but the girl shook her head.
Peter ordered the girl to hold on to his neck and they both started for the
bank. It was very difficult for Peter to swim with such a burden and at moments it
seemed to him that he could not stand the strain and that they both would be
drowned. When they reached the bank, Peter was so tired that he could hardly
breathe.
When he came to himself he saw the girl looking at him with admiration.
'"You are a real hero," she said. "You are the bravest boy I ever met," and she
meant every word she said. And it was the moment that Peter felt a great confidence
in himself. He was afraid of nothing now. He was able to overcome any difficulty
and was ashamed now for the Peter who only a few hours before had been afraid to
leave his grandmother and begin a new life.
I.Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
To bring up - __________________________________________________
to take care of - ________________________________________________
trade - _______________________________________________________
acquaintance - __________________________________________________
shy - _________________________________________________________
by nature - _____________________________________________________
to make up one’s mind - __________________________________________
childhood - ____________________________________________________
cyclist - _______________________________________________________
to overtake - ___________________________________________________
to increase speed - _______________________________________________
to catch up with - _______________________________________________
to be under repairs - ______________________________________________
to run a risk - ___________________________________________________
to lose one’s balance - ___________________________________________
pipe - _________________________________________________________
hesitation - ____________________________________________________
current - _______________________________________________________
to start for - ____________________________________________________
burden - _______________________________________________________
to be drowned - _________________________________________________
admiration - ____________________________________________________
confidence - ____________________________________________________
II. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. Peter was brought up by his grandparents who took great care of him.
________
2. The grand mother told the boy that he should work and study at the same
time. ________
3. Once Peter wander to see all the places where he had spent his childhood.
________
4. Peter wanted to catch up with the cyclist. _________
5. This day and this adventure made Peter confident and was not afraid to
start a new life. _________
III. Виберіть правильний варіант:
1) He was brought up by his ________ who took great care of the child and
did her best to make him happy.
a) parents
b) grandfather
c) cousin
d) grandmother
2) A few days before his departure, Peter made up his mind to see all
________the where he had spent his childhood.
a) schools
b) houses
c) places
d) streets
3) Suddenly he saw another __________ in the distance.
a) girl
b) cyclist
b) boy
c) person
4) When Peter rode up he saw the girl holding on to a ___________ standing
in the water.
a) bush
b) pipe
c) tree
d) bridge
5) Peter ordered the girl to hold on to his _______and they both started for the
bank.
a) neck
b) arms
c) shoulder
d) back
IV. Виберіть зайве слово:
1)
a) school b) study c) faculty d) distance
2)
a) faster b) shy c) happy d) difficult
3)
a) grandmother b) cyclist c) woman d) girl
4)
a) days b) bank c) acquaintances d) moments
5)
a) hope b) eyes c) neck d) head
6)
a) took b) trade c) tried d) run
7)
a) reached b) wanted c) fall d) jumped
8)
a) cyclist b) Peter's parents c) Peter's grandmother d) girl's eyes
V. Поставте усі можливі запитання до речення (мінімум 5):
Peter realized that the girl would run a terrible risk in case she tried to cross
the bridge.
1._____________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________________
4._____________________________________________________________
5.____________________________________________________________
6._____________________________________________________________
7._____________________________________________________________
8._____________________________________________________________
Text 6
Witches' Loaves
Miss Martha kept a little bakery at the corner. Two or three times a week a
customer came in whom she began to take an interest. He was a middle-aged man
and his clothes were worn and darned in places. But he looked neat and had very
good manners. He always bought two loaves of stale bread.
Once Miss Martha saw red and brown stains on his fingers. She was sure then
that he was very an artist and very poor. Often when Miss Martha sat down to her
chops and light rolls and jam and tea, she would sigh and wish that the gentleman-
artist might share her tasty meal instead of eating dry crusts.
The customer kept on buying stale bread. She thought he began looking
thinner and more discouraged. Miss Martha began to dress better and look after her
complexion.
One day the customer came in for his stale loaves. While Miss Martha was
reaching for them, a fire-engine came past. He ran to the door to look. Suddenly
inspired, Miss Martha seized the opportunity. On the bottom shelf behind the
counter there was a pound of fresh butter she had bought ten minutes before. With a
bread-knife Miss Martha made a deep slash in each of the stale loaves, put a great
quantity of butter inside and pressed them together. When the customer turned once
more, she was tying the paper around them. For a long time that day she thought
about him and imagined his surprise and pleasure at discovering the butter in the
loaves.
Suddenly the front door bell tinkled furiously. Two men were at the door.
One was a young man, and the second was her artist. His face was very red and he
shouted: "You have ruined me!" His young companion took him by the collar and
dragged the man out of the bakery. Then the young man returned to Miss Martha
and said, "I must explain, Ma'am. This gentleman's name is Blumberger. He is an
architectural draughtsman. He has been working hard for three months drawing a
plan for a new city hall. It was a prize competition. He finished inking the lines
yesterday. You know a draughtsman always makes his drawing in pencil first. When
it's done, he rubs out the pencil lines with handfuls of stale breadcrumbs. That's
better than any rubber. This man has always been buying the bread here. Well,
today... you know, that butter isn't... well Blumberger's plan isn't good for anything
now." Miss Martha went to the back room. She took off her silk blouse and put on
the old brown blouse she used to wear.
I.Перекладіть слова на українську мову та випишіть
транскрипцію:
Bakery - ______________________________________________________
Customer - _____________________________________________________
middle-aged - __________________________________________________
neat - _________________________________________________________
loaf - ________________________________________________________
stale - _________________________________________________________
stain - _________________________________________________________
rolls - _________________________________________________________
to sigh - ______________________________________________________
dry crusts - _____________________________________________________
complexion - ___________________________________________________
fire-engine - ____________________________________________________
to seize the opportunity - _________________________________________
bottom shelf - __________________________________________________
quantity - _____________________________________________________
to press - ______________________________________________________
to tie - ________________________________________________________
furiously - _____________________________________________________
to ruin - ______________________________________________________
to drag - ______________________________________________________
prize competition - ______________________________________________
to rub - ________________________________________________________
rubber - _______________________________________________________
used to - _______________________________________________________
II. Проаналізувавши зміст тексту, напишіть, котре з нижче
приведених тверджень є правдиве (true), а котре - неправдиве (false).
1. A strange customer usually came to Miss Martha’s bakery and bought
some stale bread. ___________
2. One day Miss Martha felt sorry about the artist and put some butter into his
bread._________
3. Miss Martha wanted to attract the man’s attention and be pretty to him.
_______
4. Miss Martha spoilt all Blumberger’s piece of work.__________
5. Blumberger always used stale bread instead of a rubber. _________
III. Виберіть правильний варіант:
1)She was sure then that he was very an artist and very __________ .
a) poor
b) middle-aged
c) neat
d) intelligent
2) One was a young man, and the second was her ________ .
a) artist
b) customer
c) son
d) neighbour
3) He has been working hard for three months drawing a __________for a
new city hall.
a) plan
b) map
c) picture
d) main building
4) You know a draughtsman always makes his drawing in ________ first.
a) ink
b) pencil
c) butter
d) oil
5) This man has always been buying the ____________ here.
a) butter
b) pencils
c) bread
d) rubber
IV. Виберіть зайве слово:
1)
a) bakery b) bread c) butter d) customer
2)
a) interest b) furious c) middle-aged d) neat
3)
a) fire-engine b) rolls c) crusts d) loaves of bread
4)
a) face b) manners c) fingers d) corner
5)
a) thinner b) more discouraged c) better d) dry
6)
a) quantity b) brown c) red d) stale
7)
a) rubs b) thought c) wish d) sigh
8)
a) imagined b) turned c) tinkled d) kept
V. Поставте усі можливі запитання до речення (мінімум 5):
Miss Martha kept a little bakery at the corner.
1._____________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________________
4._____________________________________________________________
5._____________________________________________________________
6._____________________________________________________________
7._____________________________________________________________
8._____________________________________________________________